Joshua Tree National Park

After driving through parts of the California desert near Adelanto and Victorville, I was a little skeptical about camping at Joshua Tree. But the national park is on our way back home, and we do need a camping spot. Looking at the campsites, there are some available at Jumbo Rocks campground. However, it's a bit of a guess whether or not our rig and car will actually fit. I reserve the largest campsite available and cross my fingers.


We get to Joshua Tree and hallelujah we fit! The one odd thing I notice when we are there a couple of days is that there are a lot of sites that are marked "reserved" and yet no one shows up to camp. Come to find out all the campsites are always marked as reserved; they don't allow walk-ups at this campground. Good thing we made reservations...

All that aside, Joshua Tree is not the flat, barren desert I imagined. It has striking boulder formations that are reminiscent of Alabama Hills, a beautiful place.

We see rock climbers 




and big horn sheep,













and of course Joshua Trees.