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29th April 2009.
Joshua Tree National Park
Left Riverside this am and travelled to Joshua Tree National Park via Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree and Twenty Nine Palms.
JT is the 15th Largest National Park in USA and is part of the Mojave desert.
In the National Park there is only Freedom Camping so conservation on everything is a must.
We camped at Jumbo Rocks, an area of huge rock formations, formed by volcanic eruptions and erosion, have a look at the photos and tell us what you see, there are many formations.
Vegetation is sparse but some amazing colours in the flowering cacti
Saw Squirrels, Jack Rabbits (hares), rabbits, lizards, a rattle snake which reared up and nearly had a go at a cyclist riding by. We got to see the Big Horn sheep which is a rear occassion (something like a mountain goat or Thar). Highlight was seeing a road runner, just like the cartoons except he didn't Beep Beep so I tooted at him Beep Beep.
There are signs up "Beware of flooding" seems somewhat strange when they have only had 5 inches of rain in the past two years.
Temperatures are 70 - 90 degrees F during
the day but drop down to around 50F at night, that is around 25c during the day and 10 during the night.
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29 April Riverside CP, 30 April Joshua Tree NP 002
