Joshua Tree National Park
A drive through Joshua Tree National Park might take a couple hours, viewing the park from the road. An exploration of the park would take a lifetime. Joshua Tree National Park has over 550,000 acres of wilderness filled with a variety of plants and animals that make their home in this land shaped by strong winds, unpredictable torrents of rain, and climatic extremes. Every now and then, man intrudes in this wilderness and leaves his brief, passing mark among the surreal geologic features that cover the landscape. Let’s go see what we can find.
Lucky Boy Vista - Joshua Tree National Park
Next time you’re in Joshua Tree National Park, be sure to set aside two hours and hike the “out and back” Lucky Boy Vista Trail. It’s a hike where the reward (the vista) far outweighs the price (effort expended to get there). This trail is on my Top Five list of short hikes in JT.
Diamonds & Sun Pictographs - Joshua Tree National Park
The temperature was in the high 90s and I had just finished wandering around the outskirts of the Wonderland of Rocks, so why not go hiking deeper into the Wanderland in search of a cool pictograph site?
The Red Lady - Joshua Tree National Park
Who is the mysterious “Red Lady” of Joshua Tree? Is she single? And where can I meet her?
Garrett’s Arch - Joshua Tree National Park
The end of summer. It was crazy hot. The perfect time for a hike in the desert, yes, the DESERT. It’s contrarian. So I loaded up the Blue Shark with an ice chest full of water, packed some snacks, camera gear and the Camelbak and …..