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.
Geology Tour Road, Revisited - Joshua Tree National Park
I can remember traveling along the bumpy road in a Dodge Dart, stopping at the points indicated while someone read the description of what we were looking at.
Queen Valley Pictograph Boulder - Joshua Tree National Park
There are hundreds, if not thousands of large boulders in Queen Valley. And one looks much the same as another, so what’s the big deal?”
A Monday Morning Meander - Joshua Tree National Park
I was recently reminded of some interesting petroglyphs that are out in this area by PB, a fellow exploratographer. I had first read about them some few years ago….and I was bound to find them.
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 …..