January 20/15 Weather Sunny about 74.... later in the park about 65.
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| Park shirts - bargain at $18.95 each |
We left the RV Park on the Harley in short sleeves and our jean jackets. Billy wanted to stop at the Harley dealership and see about some service.
We were only another 25 miles to the
Joshua Tree National Park - west entrance so we thought let's go. One thing we forgot was extra clothing as the elevation climbs in the park to about 5000 feet. No worries we stopped at the Ranger station and bought a couple of long sleeve shirts to pull on. We like to support the National Parks and the shirts are usually inexpensive, about $20.
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| Joshua Tree |
The park's namesake is an unusual looking Yucca - called the Joshua Tree by early Mormon settlers because the plant seemed to lift up its arms like the biblical Joshua. The park also is home to some interesting rock formations formed over a million years ago.
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| scenic road inside the park - strange rock formations |
Rock climbing and hiking is a big sport in the park. The Colorado and Mojave Desert are inside the perimeters of the park and even though today we needed a jacket and extra shirt it probably is the opposite in the summer at 120 degrees heat!!!! I think we like this temp better. There are thousands of acres of yucca, scrub, cacti and rock formations that give a unique landscape and a pretty ride.
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| Cholla Cactus - a jumping cacti |
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| the cacti literally seem to jump onto you - see one on my boot sole |
We were only another 25 miles to the Joshua Tree National Park - west entrance so we thought let's go. One thing we forgot was extra clothing as the elevation climbs in the park to about 5000 feet. No worries we stopped at the Ranger station and bought a couple of long sleeve shirts to pull on. We like to support the National Parks and the shirts are usually inexpensive, about $20.
Rock climbing and hiking is a big sport in the park. The Colorado and Mojave Desert are inside the perimeters of the park and even though today we needed a jacket and extra shirt it probably is the opposite in the summer at 120 degrees heat!!!! I think we like this temp better. There are thousands of acres of yucca, scrub, cacti and rock formations that give a unique landscape and a pretty ride. 
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