Joshua Tree National Park

Another tour day. In the morning it was the campground by bike. There are only about twenty units in this 250 unit Resort. We noted there are some fellow Canadians from BC. Also there are a few Florida motorhomes which we thought interesting.

Lots of Creosote bushes at South Johua Tree Pk

After lunch, our drive through the Joshua Tree National Park was quite the change from the pines of the day before. Very cool! This park is where the Colorado Desert meets the Mojave Desert. We much preferred the later.

We began our drive from the South end of the park and we were a bit disappointed. It wasn't so different from what we had already seen in CA and AZ. And then you reach the Cholla Cactus Garden, the Yuccas and finally the Joshua Trees. WOW!! Go there - North and west side!! The massive boulders, the rock piles and the plant growth is pretty spectacular to see!

Cholla Cactus Garden

There is plenty of hiking and people were rock climbing. It would be interesting to stay in one of the National campgrounds which are nestled in the rock formations. They were all showing "Full". We drove to the Keys View which 'could' be a great view of the Coachella Valley. Unfortunately the haze / smog wasn't conducive to a clear view. We were able to see Salton Sea.

Salton Sea from Keys View

The Joshua Trees

We came home along the Twentynine Palms highway. It is rather a steep and a winding downgrade and it helped with the decision to not to go home that route!

The swimming pool calls . . .