Apr 4, 2021 | Hiking in Joshua Tree, Travel California
If you’re looking for a great place to explore the high desert, it’s hard to beat Joshua Tree National Park. Joshua Tree is a magical wonderland filled with twisted and bristled trees along with endless piles of loose boulders. It is a wonderful region to...
Mar 24, 2021 | Hiking in Joshua Tree
One of my favorite things about Joshua Tree is the fact that rocks are everywhere. Not just any old rocks – mounds of smooth boulders that are seemingly strewn across the landscape at random. While these picturesque rocks can be found throughout most of the...
Mar 21, 2021 | Hiking in Joshua Tree
The western United States is home to many abandoned gold mines. Relics from a bygone era, these defunct mines tend to be located in remote areas that are accessible only on foot. I’m always a sucker for hiking to an abandoned mine and I have trekked to quite a...
Mar 13, 2021 | Hiking in Utah, Travel Utah
Tall ethereal spires topped with distinctive brown caps and eerie white sandstone mounds – all this and more greets the hiker who adventures along the Wahweap Hoodoos Trail near Big Water, Utah. Less of a trail and more of a ramble, the trek follows along a...
Mar 10, 2021 | Hiking in Joshua Tree
Barker Dam Nature Trail is an easy interpretive loop that leads to a lovely hidden pool in Joshua Tree National Park. This small lake attracts an array of animal life in an arid high-desert environment where water is exceedingly scarce. Barker Dam (also called Big...
