Joshua Tree National Park
After a day of rest in the LA, we are now heading to the east. First stop: the Joshua Tree National Park.
![Image: A joshua tree near the west entrance to the park](/images/thumbnails/20160713-185615.jpg)
![Image: The bark of a joshua tree](/images/thumbnails/20160713-185654.jpg)
![Image: A close-up of a creosote bush](/images/thumbnails/20160713-185819.jpg)
![Image: Heaps of rocks -- another staple of the Joshua Tree National Park landscape](/images/thumbnails/20160713-191318.jpg)
![Image: Despite the high temperatures, patches of lichen can be found in the part of the national park that intersects the higher Mohave Desert.](/images/thumbnails/20160713-192109.jpg)
![Image: The park is ripe with camping sites.](/images/thumbnails/20160713-194126.jpg)
![Image: A view from the Keys View (1581 m) observation point into the Coachella Valley below](/images/thumbnails/20160713-202154.jpg)
![Image: The Jumping Cholla (aka the teddy bear) is prominent in the part of the national park that intersects the lower Colorado Desert](/images/thumbnails/20160713-230441.jpg)
![Image: The Jumping Cholla (aka the teddy bear) is prominent in the part of the national park that intersects the lower Colorado Desert](/images/thumbnails/20160713-231122.jpg)
Written on July 13, 2016
A Pony from the Bo-hay-mia
After a day of rest in the LA, we are now heading to the east. First stop: the Joshua Tree National Park.