Joshua Tree National Park

Sunrise with the moon setting, superb!




Skull Rock, Darth Vader inspiration?

So finally, after “getting organised” we left the warm climate of Indio where we had been swimming in the pool and lounging in the spa for the desert landscape of the Joshua Tree National Park. We decided to try getting an RV spot in the national park on one of the busier weekends of the year. We left it to the Sunday of a long weekend and ignoring the full campsite signs hoped someone would leave early. They did and we were in.



What an incredible place! We stayed at Jumbo Rocks Campsite which certainly lived up to it’s name. It was nestled amongst the most amazing collection of huge granite rocks and boulders that were formed 800 million years ago from lava. Many people were climbing up onto the rocks and it was amusing to look around in all directions and see people perched on these huge outcrops enjoying the expansive views and the spectacular sunsets.



There's an owl in there

Our favourite activity was picking a highpoint and trying to scale it. Simone’s most memorable expericience was seeing a Western Screech Owl perched high up in a very narrow gorge. She and Rob spent a good ten minutes observing the owl, who was looking curiously back at them. Unfortunately they did not have a camera.

Still haven't found what I'm looking for.

 For all our family it was fantastic to get back out into nature, on our bikes for an exploratory ride, meet some like-minded people (including kids for Symi) and do what we have dreamt of on this trip.

Next on our agenda is Flagstaff so we can indulge in some snowboarding at Arizona Snowball. Stay tunned for our snowboarding post!