On September 23rd, Heidi’s birthday, we decided to hike to the Forty Nine Palms Oasis, one of 5 Desert Fan Palm oases in Joshua Tree National Park. It was a 3.3 mile hike up and down the desert mountain side to a nicely shaded oasis. … Read More →
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Desert Bighorn Sheep of Joshua Tree
Our first morning in Joshua Tree Nat’l Park we woke up before the sun rose and hiked to Barker Dam. The dam was built in 1900 by early cattlemen and still stands today. A park ranger told us there was a pretty good chance we’d … Read More →
Joshua Tree National Park
One of our favorite parts of the trip was the 2 1/2 days we spent in Joshua Tree National Park. We camped at Jumbo Rocks and it was the perfect locale. Right next to our tent was a massive rock with a little cave in … Read More →
Salt Flats in B/W
A series of black & white images from salt flats between Joshua Tree Nat'l Park and the Mojave National Preserve
Salt Flats in Southern California
While driving from Joshua Tree National Park to the Mojave National Preserve, we passed an area that looked really interesting on Google Maps. I wasn’t sure what it was so I decided we would stop when we got there. It turned out to be salt … Read More →
Mojave Desert Lava Beds
In the northeast corner of the Mojave National Preserve you leave the vast Kelso Dunes and come across a low ridge of black lava rock that seems to stretch on forever (check it out on Google Maps). We parked and hiked about a mile to … Read More →
Mojave Desert Videos
Hiking up the Kelso Dunes: Running Down the Dunes: Trey sings his “Cactus Needle Song” at dusk in the Mojave Desert:
Mojave National Preserve, Kelso, CA
Kelso is an old mining town in the center of the Mojave Desert National Preserve that the Union Pacific railroad passes through. The town’s old train depot has been renovated to hold the NPS visitor center, a museum, and a restaurant. After a short visit … Read More →
Trey Pics: CA, NV & UT
Here are some of my favorite photos of Trey’s from our time in California, Nevada, and Utah.
Climbing Joshua Tree’s Cap Rock
Here are some more photos from our time in Joshua Tree National Park. On this day we hiked around the Cap Rock area and Trey and I did some boulder climbing/scrambling up to the top. Click for a larger view of this panorama