Tree of Life

Joseph and I arrived to California to find that the only thing constistant in California is the cloudless sky, everything else varies. People, food, the landscape, even the temperature change with just a turn of the road.

... nbsp;spring time flower buds and seeds were food supplements.  In the mid 19th century, Mormon migrants named the tree after the prophet Joshua, seeing its outstretched limbs as a guide leading them westward.  In ...

... sometimes when they come in to the shop and I also hear them fighting next door. They have a cooperative cattlestation outside of Ti Tree, and the idea behind it is very good. It's just that the communities go and kill cattle whenever they need food. ...

From Vegas we drove south again, towards Joshua Tree National Park. Passing through into California, we drove through the Mojave National Preserve, then on down to Joshua Tree. We arrived just before dusk so didn't have too much of a look around, ...

... further away to stay at their campsite (Jumbo Rocks) which was a little more secure and where there were more signs of (human) life. Futhermore, if we could pitch up in the same section we could split the pitching costs, that was, if the ranger bothered ...

... ; He is 72 years old and he just rides like Forest Gump just runs.  I wanted to talk to this guy so much more about his life but after spending 30-40 minutes with him on the side of the run I decided that I needed to keep moving.  His setup up ...

Woke at Wilson River to a beautiful day and finished the day at the Dig Tree. "What a special birthday" said Allan.He hates fuss and bother and the last thing he wanted was a fuss or a party. This was a magical experience and one he will always remember ...

... a plan to either go straight back to LA or to San Diego and crossing the border into Mexico, with a stopover at Joshua Tree National Park, which I admit is pretty ambitious, as this holiday ends in 2 days. But thats me, ambitious, and going where the ...

... . The JT, my Lonely Planet knowledgably tells me, is not a tree at all but a tree sized Yucca.  Dumbasses – if it is tree like then it’s a funking tree – that it is a Yucca is irrelevant.  NZ has tree sized Gorse – ...

... rock formations just appearing out of nowhere. And then there are the Joshua trees themselves which are certainly not your average tree. After watching a beautiful desert sunset with all the colour changes in the sky over the hills around us, a bit of ...

... 's and then some wild dancing at the Nest. A great time was had. My time in Palm Springs ended with a drive through Joshua Tree National Park (and a hundred or so more photos to sort through) and a final motorcycle ride through the desert valley towns and ...

... us about Jesus. It didn't take to me, but they offered some tea and I was much obliged.  It's namesake is the Joshua tree (duh), a cactus looking stumpy thing. It's a desert in the truest sense of the word, pale sand colored dry and cracked dirt, ...

... 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 ...

... -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 ...

... 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 ranges ...

... .  Ralph ran a  KOA campground for thirty-three years near Sacramento.  He was also a milkman earlier in his life for twenty years.  A milkman...imagine the stories he could tell and those that were told about him and milkmen in ...

... is called "fast food". I rounded a bend when I caught a glimpse of the shimmering blue waters I spent so many years of my life on. I quickly sped down to the water in my land ship, abandoned it, ate a green chili burrito, then attempted to set sail. I ...

... slower than molasses flowing uphill in winter, so i will skip the details....safe to say we are here at Crooked Tree,Belize, a well known destination among birders. Today we took an early morning boat ride here in the lagoon spotting many ...

... distribution of some cold beer and we spent the next few hours catching up on everyone's lives. It is amazing how fast life happens; sometimes you barely have time to catch up with yourself, let alone keep your friends around the country updated with ...

...  students. Angsana was a blast and all emotional on finding out I'm leaving. And it's good to know that i dont want my life to be this boring Thank the lord for Alex and Chris......even with all the smoke and without the fire. As for the ...

... wild python today - ewww!), crocodiles, lethal spiders etc. etc. etc. This wildlife is such an intrinsic part of Australian life, as normal as a rabbit of muncjack deer to me, I imagine it is sometimes easy to take these fabulously impressive creatures ...