John & Angela
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We made a trip from Palm Springs up through Yucca Valley, through the park, back to I10 at Desert Centre and then back to Palm Springs.
We packed our cooler with our goodies for lunch, stopped by the local Valero where we topped up the little diesel until I could see the diesel in the neck of the fill tube. Altitude was around 60 feet above sea level. Off we went headed for Yucca Valley via I10 and then heading north. The climb starts immediately and this is a fun road to drive. It would have been more fun in a Ferari.
After winding our way through the little towns of Yucca Valley and another one I can't remember we entered the park.
You will notice us wearing sweaters in the pictures as some of the altitudes were as high as 5000 feet.
This is a Joshua tree...hence the name of the park. The stunningly good looking models are there for context.
Neat rock formation. The erosion of the rocks took place while the rocks were underground. Those are people on the rocks.
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You knew there would be some obligatory pictures of our burgermeister right
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The mountain range farthest in the background is in the state of Baja California in the country of Mexico.
There are a variety of hiking trails in the park. Along the way some really neat rock formations.
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Typical camping.
These things are freakin dangerous. Apparently the cactus can be a little dangerous as well. 
This is an Ocotillo ...a little one.
When we got back to Palm Springs we again fueled up until we could see it in the neck again. This time with 2.21 US gallons of diesel. We achieved just over 71 mpg. This number is a little lower than our normal figures for this kind of trip, probably owing to the literally dozens of stops we made and of course the climb. Only about 20 miles was on the interstate and we kept it in the right lane around 57 MPH.
We may return with the RV next year if for nothing else than some of the great hiking.
Our expenses were about 9 bucks for fuel, 15 bucks for the park pass and 3 bucks for coffee.
Hope you enjoyed the pictures.
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Ka Ron
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Hi John & Angela
Was the other town 29 Palms by any chance.
That is nice country, we spent a week in 20 Palms one year and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks for the great pics
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John & Angela
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Ka Ron wrote:Hi John & Angela
Was the other town 29 Palms by any chance.
That is nice country, we spent a week in 20 Palms one year and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks for the great pics
I think 29 Palms was further up the road. The turn off to the park is before that. I'll look at a map.
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John & Angela
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John & Angela wrote:Ka Ron wrote:Hi John & Angela
Was the other town 29 Palms by any chance.
That is nice country, we spent a week in 20 Palms one year and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks for the great pics
I think 29 Palms was further up the road. The turn off to the park is before that. I'll look at a map.
Just found it. Don't laugh...it was Joshua tree.
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Ka Ron
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John & Angela wrote:Ka Ron wrote:Hi John & Angela
Was the other town 29 Palms by any chance.
That is nice country, we spent a week in 20 Palms one year and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks for the great pics
I think 29 Palms was further up the road. The turn off to the park is before that. I'll look at a map.
Joshus Tree is the other town
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Tiger4x4RV
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Thanks for the photos! Joshua Tree is special to my family. My grandson Joshua is named after the park because his parents met there.
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WyoTraveler
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You missed the best part. The desert flowers across the dry lake and down into Indio.
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Texas Two Steppers
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We were there in late January. Fell in love with the park but 28 - 31 lows & windy. After 5 days we gave it up. Hope to go back again. Great pics.
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Isn't the desert wonderful
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tuna fisher
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Glad you enjoyed my neighborhood. Don't come for the next 3 days high winds and rain with possible snow up in the park. Sure hope we get some rain,been the driest winter I can remember in the 30+ yrs we've lived here.You can find some great pictures of Joshua Tree National Park at my wife's web site ellietyler.com
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