Death Valley Tourists
We chose today to make some of the “typical” Death Valley stops, Badwater and Natural Arch Canyon, but less typical was a walk into Desolation Canyon East.... more
Driving through the desert
Today we drove from Joshua Tree NP to Death Valley NP, with a stop at the grocery store (Von’s) in Joshua Tree. Groceries here, even the produce, are good, but... more
49 Palms Trail
At Joshua Tree NP there are a number of places in the park that you have to leave the park to get to. So we headed north and out of the park to the Forty-nine Palms... more
Joshua Tree NP History
Today’s hikes took us on a one-mile loop hike to the Barker Dam — an ephemeral pool that was dammed to collect more water when cattle were grazed in the... more
Joshua Tree NP Rocks
Aside from the Joshua Trees, this national park is known for its rocks. Huge piles of soft, rounded rocks made of monzogranite which look as if they were piled and... more
Black Rock Canyon CG
We are staying in Black Rock Canyon CG in Joshua Tree NP. It’s a large Campground, over 90 spaces, with all the amenities except on-site electric and water. The... more
Corn Springs to Joshua Tree NP
Before we left Corn Springs we took some overhead shots and then took a walk to look at some more petroglyphs and then up the wash to the Gus Lederer Cabin. Lederer... more
Corn Springs CG
After a week of dry camping we drove to Quartzsite and made a much needed stop at the RV Pit Stop to dump our holding tanks and refill our water tank. This service area... more
Palm Canyon Day 4-5
It rains in the desert, and it certainly did yesterday, about half an inch left over from the damaging rains in LA. We spent the day reading, editing pictures, and... more
Palm Canyon Day 3
Day 3: A storm is heading our way with high winds arriving first, then rain expected overnight. We took a hike to a hill about 1/2 mile from our van. We then walked... more
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