Lucy & I took a road trip to Joshua Tree National Park in early March. Those wild and wacky, gnarly and spiky Joshua Trees make for one impressive silhouette against the clear blue skies of the Mohave Desert. We did a quick research on the park the day before we ventured out from Palm Springs (talk about advance planning!) but couldn't find any exacting information so decided to wing it from snippets we found from a few sources.
We stopped at the Joshua Tree Visitor Center a couple of miles from the west entrance and that proved to be our best move. The women there were very helpful. We picked up a map and a couple of handouts and off we were to the namesake of that very popular U2 album. Bono named it so after he discovered the Joshua Tree, a member of the Yucca family, had religious meaning.
We did 4 separate hikes some of which you'll see in this video. In case you're interested ... we did Hidden Valley, Parker Dam, Lost Horse Mine and Skull Rock. We entered the park around 9:30 at the west entrance and exited out at the north around 4:30. The weather in early March couldn't have been better -- clear blue skies, sunshine and temps in the mid sixties.
There are about 5 million Joshua Trees in the park all growing in the northwestern corner. The largest one is about 40' but most stand anywhere from 20-30'. Their survival depends on the Yucca Moth for pollination and the relationship is symbiotic. Their large white flowers are beautiful and we saw a few in bloom in the low desert outside the park near Yucca Valley.
Whether your activity is hiking, biking, rock climbing, camping or simply driving through this park you will never forget this landscape -- striking!
There's a blog post with beautiful photos to go along with this video - check it out here: http://www.joyusgarden.com/our-visit-...
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