Within Joshua Tree National Park, in the California desert, there are thousands of these strange trees, for which the park received its namesake. There is a campground here called Jumbo Rocks, which is popular for camping, amongst the enormous boulders. Joshua Tree is popular with climbers who go bouldering, and there are 12,000 named climbs… Continue reading Jumbo Rocks Campground
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Hole in the Wall and the Mojave National Preserve
It was early March, when I drove out to the Mojave Desert. It's a place I don't really hear about much, unless someone is referencing a place that is brutally hot. You have no doubt heard, "at least we are not in the Mojave," once of twice in your lifetime. So what exactly would I find in a place that is hot, dry, and empty. That's about all I knew about it, and that there were things called Gila Monsters.
Red Cathedral in Golden Canyon and Badwater
This hike heads up a box canyon, just past Furnace Creek, and is centrally located in Death Valley National Park. It has a steady incline all the way. It is a wide, scenic, and highly popular trail. It branches off so you can hike on to Zabriskie Point, or you may head further up the canyon, until the trail dead ends at a rock formation called Red Cathedral.


