Joshua Tree National Park


IMGP6274.jpg Palm Springs from the aerial tram that took us from 2,600 feet to 8,300 feet.	IMGP6278.jpg We hiked from about 8,300 to 10,800 feet, so there was some snow and ice. The brisk air felt really good after a week in the desert!	IMGP6281.jpg	IMGP6283.jpg

IMGP6284.jpg At Wellman's Divide	IMGP6288.jpg	IMGP6298.jpg We found a friend on the trail!	IMGP6300.jpg

IMGP6302.jpg	IMGP6303.jpg	IMGP6304.jpg View of the valley from Mount San Jacinto	IMGP6306.jpg

IMGP6307.jpg	IMGP6309.jpg	IMGP6311.jpg	IMGP6315.jpg Palm Springs below

IMGP6319.jpg On the way down	IMGP6325.jpg Lots of wind farms in the valleys	IMGP6330.jpg Our Joshua Tree campsite in Hidden Valley	IMGP6338.jpg Nestled into a big pile of boulders

IMGP6346.jpg Wildflowers at sunrise	IMGP6348.jpg A little green hummingbird wished us a good morning	IMGP6350.jpg Joshua trees!	IMGP6355.jpg

IMGP6369.jpg Starting out on the Black Rock loop to Eureka Peak	IMGP6379.jpg	IMGP6380.jpg	IMGP6382.jpg

IMGP6385.jpg	IMGP6390.jpg At Eureka Peak!	IMGP6391.jpg	IMGP6393.jpg Apparently, it's a frequent party spot so we did our civic duty and collected cans and bottles

IMGP6395.jpg A very large, and old Joshua Tree	IMGP6396.jpg Not sure if these are coyote or mountain lion prints.	IMGP6397.jpg	IMGP6404.jpg Back at the campsite...

IMGP6405.jpg ...and reading up on what to do tomorrow!	IMGP6408.jpg Hidden Valley campground at sunset	IMGP6412.jpg	IMGP6418.jpg Moonrise!

IMGP6434.jpg Heading up Ryan Mountain	IMGP6437.jpg	IMGP6445.jpg At the top with great panoramic views of the surrounding deserts!	IMGP6447.jpg

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IMGP6465.jpg	IMGP6466.jpg	IMGP6467.jpg	IMGP6472.jpg Looking for Skull Rock (and a good lunch spot!)

IMGP6474.jpg	IMGP6478.jpg Perfect!	IMGP6479.jpg He thinks so too :>	IMGP6482.jpg

IMGP6496.jpg Giselle had great fun climbing on the rocks!	IMGP6500.jpg	IMGP6502.jpg Skull rock	IMGP6503.jpg Uh-oh. Should we put a sign like this on our roof?