Joshua Tree Travel Blogs

We go back to Sals and crash out for something like one and a half hours. My alarm goes off at 3:30am to wake us up but I'm a notorious snoozer - and I'm thinking.. how precisely do you wake up a bunch of people you love dearly but don't know how they react to being woken up!? Hell if I'm woken up …

Sal drove us out of Palm Springs and into Joshua Tree National Park's west entrance via I-10 west and the CA-62 east.  On the drive through Morongo Valley, the sky was clear for some stargazing from the car's side windows and moon roof!  I definitely saw Orion and Pleiades but we were …

Trees, rocks, more trees, wait and some more rocks!

Joshua Tree N.P. is a place that made me feel like a child.  While driving through, I kept feeling the urge to pull off the road and "play" on the crazy rock formations that litter the park.  This place is a dream for people who love to climb.  Everywhere I looked I saw people d…

It was so hot here. The day we went it was 41 degrees Celsius (about 105F!) but I loved every minute of it. The Mojave Desert is so beautiful, and has such a huge range of wildlife.

Everyone that knows me knows that for me the perfect travel destination depends just as much on the people as much as the place...JACKPOT! Palm Springs was the best of both worlds! I'll start with my pics then fill in the gaps...it's late and I'm TIRED! ;)

After seen 2 city's it was time to visit the United States national parks. The first one we visited was the Joshua Tree. Often I heard from people who visited the California area that they did not visit the Joshua Tree. The Grand Canyon, Monument Valley and Bryce Canyon are more famous and&nbs…

Weekend getaway to Joshua Tree National Park and a hop over to Mt. San Jacinto. Only a half hour drive from the Desert to Pine trees and Snow.

Our road trip to California and Arizona with our bub. October/November 2007

Although sleeping in the desert is wonderfully romantic, it's just not nearly as comfortable as a good old fashioned bed. I awoke feeling like I'd been trampled by coyotes. One of the guides did let me try his yerba mate, which made me feel a bit better. Our first stop for the day was the Cholla C…

I went to school in LA and lived in DC. I've done the drive many tiems now, both alone and with help. This was gonna be the big drive. The "I just graduated and dragged my brother along drive." It, in fact, was a big drive.

I have been to many amazing places and have seen many beautiful things. There is no other place in this universe I would rather live!

Just travelled up the PCH from Morro Bay to San Francisco. Had the best time ever. Also did a 'little' detour to do a spot of Surfing at Pacific Beach San Diego.. just as a treat!

RV tour of 10 national parks of the American Southwest

Second day we hiked up across some rocks. I was looking at a cactus and didn't notice my father walking ahead. When I looked up, he was a way in front of me, so I started sprinting towards him. Jumping over rocks I almost stepped on a rattlesnake. When I realized what I had done I freaked out and s…