Joshua Tree national Park was founded in 1936 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and covers 792,510 acres.
I camped at the Back Rock campground in the far western part of the park. When I go back, I will stay at the Hidden Valley campsite in the middle of the park where the night skies are spectacular. No showers or hot water here.
I was able to spend the better part of two days and nights here and got some great pictures and memories. The second day I went through the West Entrance and went to Quail Springs, Hemmingway, Hidden Valley, Minerva Hoyt, Cap Rock, Barker Dam. I hiked each site, and it was a long 6 hours. (two Gatorades, 5 - 20 oz bottles of water and soaked my gator and long sleeve shirt with two more waters.
The rocks that you will see came from Magma years ago. As the granite cooled and crystalized underground, cracks formed horizontally and vertically. Eventually the surface soil eroded, leaving heaps of monzogranite scatter across the land like careless piles of toys.
What I went to see
My campsite
The park covers the Mojave and Colorado Desterts
Joshua Tree fruit
Interesting fact
One of the hikes I took
The begining
'Yucca blooms feed the animals and birds
Early evening
Walk near my campsite in the evening
evening walk
Milky way
Early moom
Early morning
Joshua Tree awaits the sun
Sun Rise in Joshua Tree
Early Morning
Sun Rise 25 sec exposure
Sun rise 8 sec exosure
Good morning!
You can climb if you want
You think you are taking the same thing, but it is different
What seems to be dead is not always the case
I know, where did the boulder come from
Everything has a purpose
When we go off trail, we kill things
Everything has a purpose
Everything has a purpose
