John & I went to Joshua Tree NP today. We arrived in town last night and checked into the Safari Motor Inn. We woke up at 5:10am to head out before sunset to see if we could see any wildlife. John actually came with me instead of sleeping in the car! He’s such a wonderful boyfriend!
After arriving (slightly too late) at the Barker Dam, we took some photos, then climbed some boulders for the fun of it. We then took a 2 hour nap in the car at Key’s View rest area before driving around the park to photograph the wildflowers. At 2pm, we decided to take a drive to Mecca, CA. The Box Canyon Road that leads to Mecca from Joshua Tree is incredible. I can’t even describe how beautiful it is, esp at this time of year with the wildflowers in bloom. I’d recommend this drive to anyone who remotely enjoys beautiful scenery!
After getting to Mecca and realizing there was NOTHING there to do or see, we got gasoline and headed back to Joshua Tree. I was feeling pretty nauseas so John drove. Just before reaching Joshua Tree, I was so sick that we had to pull over so I could throw up (poor dead shrub is now full of my acidic carrots, grapes and pringles). I felt great after that, so we continued on to the wildflowers to see them in better afternoon light. Around 5pm, we tried to steak out a place to watch for jackrabbits, but we only saw one (and he/she was far away). So, we left the park after sunset and went to dinner at this great little Italian place in Twenty Nine Palms. The pizza was gooooood!
I’m now transferring some photos to the laptop, and will try to put some up in the next few days!
Tomorrow, John & I are heading to Amboy Crater, then to some of the local new age shops, before heading home. It’s been a great weekend so far, despite the nausea (which I think was caused by me taking midol). Bah! 🙂