Joshua Tree is a very popular park! It has over 500 campsites but there were only 10 left when we got there early in the morning. The Sonoran and Mojave deserts meet within the park. We stayed the first night in the Sonoran desert at the south end of the park. It is not as popular as it is not as scenic. We did take a hike to Mastodon Peak and the Cottonwood springs. In spite of being a very dry climate, there is a spring where giant palms and cottonwoods grow.

Chivalry is not dead! Denny held up this giant rock so I could pass by without it falling on me.  😉

Elephant?

Mastodon Peak, see the guy on top? It is not one of us, we stopped halfway up, very loose rock!

Giant palm trees in the desert.

We realized it was President's Day weekend, so we waited until Tuesday to move to the north, Mojave Desert, side of the park. Still crazy busy! We stayed at Jumbo Rocks campground. Can you guess why it is called that?

We went on several hikes, where we saw, of course, many Joshua trees.

Many of the rocks are supposed to look like something. Some, I didn't see but here are a few.

Elephant rock

Face Rock

Pelican?

See the mountain climbers? We call them crazy people!

On the way out of the park, we had to drive up to the peak for a quick look. It amazes me that you can be in a desert and the mountains can have snow on them!

This is called Cap rock. What in the heck is keeping that up there?

We hiked out to an old gold mine called "Wall Street". Lots of abandoned rusted out machinery just left to decay in the desert.

My new car

Denny's new car. I think he may need some new tires!

Classic Joshua Tree, they look like something out if a Dr. Seuss book!

Another crazy person, sitting on top of a rock, waiting for his friend climbing up the other side.