We had two adventures in this week. A trip up the Palm Springs Tramway with Kiara for a hike around the Desert View Trail and a two-night camping trip to Joshua Tree NP to test the new tent that Santa delivered on behalf of Ky and Ki.
Both of these locations have received significant coverage in previous blogs so other than to say that the weather was beautiful, the beer was cold, and the camping was a success, this is a fast blog post of pictures. As always, if you click on the picture, it should enlarge and show you the full photo. To return to blog, hit the back arrow on your browser. WordPress tends to crop some of the photos in the gallery view but a click will get you the entire pic.
San Jacinto State Park – Desert View Trail
Joshua Tree National Park – Jumbo Rocks Campground
Joshua Tree National Park – Discovery Trail and Face Rock Trail
This may be the last trip to JTNP until September. As it heats up and we are in town, we spend more of our summer on top of San Jacinto where it is generally 30 deg cooler. I have been thinking about a sunrise hike to the Desert Queen Mine in JTNP. It’s only about an hour and a half to drive up there to a campsite which are usually pretty empty in the summer. If I shoot up there near sunset, throw out a bag and small tent, then get up about 5:00 AM, the trail will easily be finished by 8:00 just in time for pancakes and coffee in town.