Day 22, 23: Monday, Tuesday, February 5, 6, Joshua Tree
Lake RV Park, Joshua Tree, CA
We
found this cute park in All-Stays, 5 miles north of the little town of Joshua
Tree, with a pond, trees, ducks, and lots of noisy Grackles and doves. There is a gathering area where they have
musical events, much outdoor art, cozy seating alcoves. When you feed the big koi in the pond, all
the “wild” mallards are there in an instant!
Tuesday we visited the NP Visitor Center, eating our packed lunch there
as we watched the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch carrying Elon Musk’s Tesla into
outer space! We drove down into Joshua Tree NP, doing a short hike to see the
old Desert Queen gold mine, then another hike through cool rocks to Barker Dam,
more water in the middle of the desert!
We stopped at a little local grocery store called Sam’s to pick up a
couple of things – operated by a tall eastern Indian wearing a turban! Diversity in the desert!
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| Mural on a shipping container. Plus photographer's shadow! |
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| The lake at Joshua Tree Lake RV Park, an oasis in the desert, |
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| Ever-hungry koi |
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| Mysterious monument we found when we hiked up from the campground. |
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| Looking back at the campground from the trail. |
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| Arty shelter by lake. |
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| Wildlife in lake! |
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| Part of seating for music festivals. |
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| Resting in an artwork shelter by the lake. |
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| Sarah helping with kitchen duty, eagerly! |
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| Circuitry for Jim's black body radiation experiment. |
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| Black body. Circuitry is under the black platform. |
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| An attractive fellow by an attractive Joshua Tree! |
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| Jim by a stone building at the Desert Queen Mine |
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| Remnants of the Desert Queen Mine |
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| On the trail to Barker Dam |
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| We climbed through some of these rock formations on our hike. |
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| Lake formed by Barker Dam, another oasis in the desert! |
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