Arid low desert and vegetated high desert meet in this beloved natural gem, offering visitors stunning vistas and rewarding hikes.
Southern California's Joshua Tree National Park is best known for its iconic flora, but there's much more to explore.might be the namesake of this national park in the desert east of Los Angeles. Still, it’s far from the only thing to see at Joshua Tree.
Newcomers among the three million visitors who pass through each year are often surprised by the abrupt transition between the park’s Mojave and Colorado deserts. Among the more challenging trails that can be accessed from the Hidden Valley area are the eight-mile Boy Scout Trail into the boulder-strewn Wonderland of Rocks
Keys View in the Little San Bernardino Mountains and Wonderland of Rocks and Queen Mountain north of Hidden Valley the best place for spotting Car camping his way across the park, Althoff spent his days taking short hikes, surveying plants, and collecting fruits and insects. “Most of the time is spent trying not to get poked by the yucca leaves or the cacti as I walk around and collect fruit from the taller plants,” he laughs. And he always prepared for emergencies and inclement weather with backup supplies like an extra five-gallon jug of water.
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