Get Outside and Explore
I set out on the 6 mile trail to Iron Mountain (Elevation 2684), leaving from the trailhead around 9am. This is "Little" Iron Mountain, not Big Iron, the one with 7000 feet of gain in the Angeles Forest. This hike has far less gain, but is definitely challenging.
I will be hiking the Split Rock Loop past Skull Rock in Joshua Tree National Park. The hike is 4 miles, and is rated as Easy to Moderate. It's a perfect hike if you are staying at Jumbo Rocks Campground in Joshua Tree.
I visited Joshua Tree National Park and stayed at Jumbo Rocks Campground. Nearby was the popular 2.5 mile trail, Arch Rock Loop. Here is what you can expect, if you visit this trail.
This is a 15 mile loop hike bordering the Cleveland National Forest, in Caspars Wilderness Park along Ortega Highway. It has a historic point of interest, the site of the historic San Juan Hot Springs. Parts of the trail are very overgrown. Follow along on the journey as I hike the Oso and Juaneno Loop.
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.
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