Joshua Tree National Park
We were able to drive through the park on our way to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park and I was glad we picked this route, this park was surreal and amazing. I would love to go back in the winter or early spring because it was too hot for us to be out of the air conditioned car for more than 5 minutes. I think the temps were 114 here which felt like I was standing in an oven, way too hot for this white girl, which was unfortunate, there is a lot to explore here. The park has a diverse ecosystem with smaller Yuccas in the east and the larger Joshua trees to the west. There are gigantic alien looking rocks that seemed to have been plopped down in random places and nice hills throughout the park. I think camping and hiking here under better conditions would be completely excellent, you could take some amazing photos at dawn and dusk.
p.s. our new Jeep is way too nice for us to be rolling around in. We're still on the poor college student budget and all of the sudden we have a nice SUV with all the amenities. Bill is already having a love affair with the navigation system, he named her Lindsey after a town in CA when she found a faster route for us. I was a little jealous, I had been studying the map for hours trying to figure out where we were and Lindsey worked it out in seconds. I guess I'll get over it but I'm going to keep an eye out for her. Getting this Jeep is a twist of good fortune for us and we are very VERY VEEERRRRRYYY appreciative. Thank you parents!
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