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!<\/p>\n
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!<\/p>\n
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!<\/p>\n
I’m now transferring some photos to the laptop, and will try to put some up in the next few days!<\/p>\n
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! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 … <\/p>\n