His Remains Were Found Beneath a Ton of Granite—and the Way the Bones Were Shattered Wasn't Human Joshua Tree National Park is a landscape that feels like it was designed by a fever dream. It is a place of stark, haunting beauty where the Mojave and Colorado deserts collide, characterized by twisting, shaggy Joshua trees and massive granite boulders that locals call "Skull Rocks." Most people come to the park for the silence and the stars. But for Paul Miller, the silence of Joshua Tree would be