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Joshua Tree Slideshow
Joshua Tree
Travel Blogs from Joshua Tree, United States
Joshua Tree National Park
This is a top pick! I drove 70 miles to Joshua Tree National Park in California. I entered in the south side of the park and drove northward all day long. I stopped at the cholla cactus garden and took a short hike through there. As I continued on the road ...
Camping American Style
This is a top pick! ... was easily one of the most stunning spots we had seen during our travels. According to the park's promotional materials, "Joshua Tree National Park provides a haven from everyday routines, space for self-discovery, a refuge for the human spirit, and a ...
I don't know where the last couple of weeks ...
This is a top pick! ... After a few days in the city it was finally time to get out of there and head towards some of the national parks. First stop was Joshua Tree which gave me my first glimpse of the desert out here. On the way there we stopped in Julian and had some of the ...
Wüste
Neue Passagiere 3 Franzosen, Kat aus England, John und seine Tochter Lauren aus Kalifornien, .. Und auf in Richtung Joshua Tree, einem Nationalpark eine Wüste mit Felsen und eben diesen Joshua Trees. Auf dem Weg noch einen kurzen Einkaufs, Lunch und ...
San Diego - Joshua Tree National Park
... in words really. It was almost like being beamed down on an alien planet really, such vast planes covered in the aforementioned Joshua trees and huge rock formations springing out of nowhere. It was all very stark but very beautiful too. We went on a ...
A day in Joshua Tree National Park
After stopping at the Ranger Station/Park Shop to buy our permits we headed into the park. The Rangers were really friendly and happy to find obscure places on maps for us so we could head there later in the day. I was especially impressed they helped ...
Joshua Tree National Park
... eu du mauvais temps sur toute la route vers la Floride, nous avons donc découvert le Nouveau Mexique et le Texas sous la neige. Dans Joshua Tree National Park le camping est plein. On s'attendait pas à ça ici, in the middle of nowhere. Nous prenons le ...
Desert to Joshua Tree
42 miles 4 hours My bro's birthday Woke up before the sunrise and got an early start on my bike only to run into a fellow tourer. This is the first time that I have ridden and crossed path with another rider. However, this gentleman had ...
Joshua Tree to Palm Springs
... I have acquired new sleeping patterns. Went rock climbing and I thought it was much more difficult outside than inside. Apparently Joshua Tree has some of the best climbing in the world. Joshua Tree to Palm Springs 52 miles , 49 max speed, ...
The Joshua Tree and Roy Rogers
... into the desert to Palm Springs. A really nice town in the middle of nowhere. We stayed here as it was an easy drive to Joshua Tree National Park. Went on a bit of a U2 Pilgrimage as this is where the Joshua Tree album was written and where U2 stayed in ...
Hidden Valley
... . The park is made up of 2 different areas, the Mojave Desert and the Colorado Desert. The Mojave Desert is where the Joshua Tree Forest is, actually Hidden Valley holds the Joshua Tree Forest so we'd picked the best spot first time. The Mojave Desert ...
Big Gar in a Little Pond
... do the math. On Sunday, Amy and I went out to eat at Crossroads again then head in to Joshua Tree Nat'l Park. Unfortunately, Gar had to work. One of the things we saw was Cap Rock or Gram Parsons' ...
Hiking in Joshua Tree National Park
... The other is called the Mojave Desert and is higher, moister and slightly cooler. The Mojave Desert boasts the parks signature plant the Joshua tree in the western part of the park. Its 558,000 acres were designated a national park in 1994. The Joshua ...
Joshua Tree
After getting back to Aunt Isabel's from Death Valley, we packed up the car and were off again on to Joshua Tree National Park....Inspired by one of my favorite albums, The Joshua Tree (U2) we decided we had to make the trip down to see the park. On ...
South to L.A.
... a half-mile walk of Jamie's apartment. Friday, Joseph, Jamie, and I drove south-east to the Mojave Desert and visited Joshua Tree National Park. Joseph and I are not tree buffs, we actually were interested in bouldering at the ...
Joshua Trees
We only had one afternoon to see the Joshua Tree National Park but as it was so hot we were more than happy to spend our time in the car, with the aircon blasting, taking in the awesome desert landscape. The park is characterised by the famous Joshua ...
I am the lorax. I speak for the trees!
... the Mojave Desert at sunset where we saw two bats and a gray fox before settling into the 29 Palms Inn just outside Joshua Tree Park. Joshua Tree National Park is a fairly small park and you can't help but think of Dr. Seuss when you see the forest ...
Where the streets have no name
... and all that good stuff so it was a shocking 11.30 before I set out for the day's activities which were centred on the Joshua Tree National Park. The JT, my Lonely Planet knowledgably tells me, is not a tree at all but a tree sized Yucca. Dumbasses ...
Our car = bedroom, dining room and kitchen!
... of a Joshua Tree- a tree which could be described as a gnarled, hairy hand (Megha’s description)! Having not heard of Joshua Tree National Park until two weeks before arriving there, it was a truly beautiful place. With lovely weather, lots to ...
Days Forty-Nine through Fifty-One
... some exotic land. According to the Park literature there are 158 desert fan palm oases in North America with five being located in Joshua Tree National Park. The desert fan palm can live for up to ninety years and reach heights of up to seventy-five feet ...
Day 17
Joshua Tree, CA to San Diego, CA I headed due west today, past two massive mountains covered in snow and down a road that felt like a windy rollercoaster. People started to become less friendly, there were all sorts of places that cooked food for you in ...
Deserts
... the Mojave National Preserve. Another day of long straight empty roads and great views across the desert, this time covered with Joshua Trees. Thankfully "the man" is again looking the other way (probably for dusty bin laden) and we see no traffic cops ...
Wierd Trees
... baggage count it was all a bit of a squash. we manged to get everything in and hit the road heading to Joshua Tree - what a weird place... The park is in the transition zone between the Colorado Desert and the higher, cooler Mojave ...
29 Palms Inn
We continue on through the Mojave, cross the '66 and head towards 29 Palms on the edge on the Joshua Tree National Monument. We are staying in the 29 Palms Inn, recommended by Shaun, Caths brother. Within minutes of arriving at the 29 Palms, you ...
Joshua Tree National Park
... -- and the desert is decorated with blooming wildflowers and cacti. Two great deserts meet at Joshua Tree National Park, whose ecosystems are primarily related to elevation. The Colorado Desert occupies the lower altitude (<3000 ...
Under the Spell of Joshua Tree
... blue skies and warm winds enhanced our feeling of serenity and sense of awe. If you find yourselves in the town of Joshua Tree a wonderful little, really little café called Natural Sisters is a great place for breakfast, fresh fruit smoothies, homemade ...
Yuccas and Joshua Trees
... to Americans who are much more patriotic, we headed back into the Scooby bus to make a start on our six hour drive to the Joshua Tree National Park. I nodded off several times on the way, which caused a bit of a stiff back, as I was sitting at an ...
back to mother nature
... . Wir erreichten am frühen Nachmittag dann den Joshua Tree Nationalpark. Den Namen hat der Park von den "Joshua Tree's", wirklich komischen und doch zugleich eindrucksvollen Bäumen, die ein wenig aussehen wie Palmen und dann noch diese Eigenart haben, ...