Joshua Tree National Park

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Reading other travelers blogs, just about all have mentioned Joshua Tree National Park.  We decided since we were in the area visiting family that we would spend a day touring the park.  We climbed several thousand feet to the entrance but once inside you could tell that you were in the high desert. The vista’s looking down were just magnificent.  We were told on a clear day, we would be able to see Mexico but not today with the haze and smog.

Park info

Park preserves a world-renowned, undisturbed population of Joshua Trees an integral component of the Mojave Desert ecosystem. It cover into the Colorado and Mojave desert. The park lies along one of the world’s most active tectonic boundaries, the San Andreas Fault.  Hugh bolder formations are natural features that provide unique educational and recreational opportunities.

 

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Made it to the top of the Big Toe.

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The trail goes left…..I think…

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Crazy!
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After exiting the park we end up in Twenty-nine Palms, desert training facility for Marines.  There is not much there but this caught my eye.  Daniel, did you get your hair cut there?

4 thoughts on “Joshua Tree National Park

    1. Yes we did. The town has a bunch of murals painted on the long outside wall of stores. We had a list of them and we tried to find them all. The paintings were pretty good.

  1. Neat place. Been there 2 times, Awesome place. 104 degF and felt like 80 degF back home :). Also stopped at Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.
    Glade to see your progress.
    Cris

    1. Cris, Good to see you are keeping up we our travels. We were thinking about taking the Tramway but there was still snow at top. I think it would be in the summer to get cooled off.

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