Blogs from Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States, North America - page 7

Today we drove through Joshua Tree National Park on our way to San Diego, CA. Now we really know what U2 was actually talking about. The park was beautiful and very interesting. The pictures of the trees will explain everything. The Joshua Tree only grows a 1/2" every year so you will be able to tell how old some of them are. We saw some animals that we had never seen before, however they were all very quick so we couldn't get any pictures of them(mostly rodents). Beside the Joshua Trees, we also visited a cactus farm. All of these plants are not planted they have just grown in these areas. Some of the views were beautiful, but the pollution from LA is so bad the visibility is not that great in some places of the ... read more

What is travelling, and what is not? Just because I don't pack my clothes into a bag and find a new bed each night, does that mean that I am not a traveller? I choose to oppose that framework, and to say that even the static person can still be the traveller, there still are thousands of personally untouched terrain to tread. There still are thousands of unshook hands to shake in this town. OK, maybe I'm wrong. That's why I decided to get OUT of this town when I finished my winter quarter finals last week. 2 maths and 1 stats = suicide. It's a scientific fact!! Goodbye rainy northern california (don't get me wrong, I know she will blossom into a beautiful mistress), hello southern california. I'm not talking hollywood stars, and breast enhancement, ... read more