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 Joshua Tree National Park, CA by karenincalifornia
Bleakness has its own kind of beauty, and this was a nice escape from Los Angeles. We put our camping gear in the back of the Jeep, U2 on the car stereo and headed, as they say, for the hills. Leave a Comment
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 Joshua Tree National Park by karenincaliforniaLeave a Comment
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 Mountain Climbers at
Hidden Valley by Erin74
There is a large parking lot at Hidden Valley, as well as restrooms. If you'd like to camp while visiting Joshua Tree, this is a very attractive place to do it. There are a large number of camping areas.
When you drive into Hidden Valley, you'll probably see rockclimbers working their way up the impressive rocks at the entrance. These aren't rocks you can climb without ropes, so you'll probably want to stay on the ground and watch the experienced climbers edge upwards.
Past the first set of rocks, you'll see the campground and several hiking trails leading off into the desert. This is a great place to stop and do some hiking. It's very quiet and beautiful once you get out on the trails. You'll be surrounded by Joshua Trees and all of the natural splendor of the park. Leave a Comment Directions: Follow your map and proceed down Park Blvd.
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 Lost Horse Mine Stamp Mill and
trail by Echo_29
Look for the amazing giant nolinas on the way!
From the sign in front of the stamp-mill:
Operated intermittently between 1893 and 1936, the mine produced over 9000 ounces of gold for its operators. Dutch Frank Diebold is credited with the original discovery of the claim, which he sold for $1000 to Johnny Lang. Johnny reportedly first came upon Dutch’s claim while looking for a lost horse, hence the current name.
The mine consist of a 500-foot deep shaft, an early 80-foot audit, several stopes where the vein was followed, and, at least, six working levels... Leave a Comment Directions: From Park Blvd turn south on Keys View Road. At approximately 2 miles turn east on the dirt Lost Horse Mine Road. Park and hike in.
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The Jojoba Plant, commonly referred to as the Deernut, Goat nut, or Coffeeberry plant grows extensively throughoout the Mojave Desert and provides food for deer, squirrels and other animals. The indians and early sttlers in the area ground the nuts to make coffee. Medicinal and lubracations uses have also been found for this versatile plant. Address: 74485 National Park Drive Twentynine Palms, CAPhone: (760) 367-5500Directions: Just north of Interstate 10 between LA and Arizona.Website: http://www.nps.gov/jotr/
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 Arch Rock Trail by KimberlyAnnLeave a Comment Directions: The trail begins near the end of the White Tank Campground.
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Many desert animals depend on the nut from the Pinyon Pine (which ripens in September) for food. Wood rats may store 30 pounds of the nuts for the winter. Address: 74485 National Park Drive Twentynine Palms, CAPhone: (760) 367-5500Directions: Just north of Interstate 10 between LA and Arizona.Website: http://www.nps.gov/jotr/
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The Parry Nolina, when there is sufficient rain, will grow a 5 to 6 foot flower stalk. This stalk provided food for the Cahuilla Indians. The lack of a stalk on the plant in the photo shows the shortage of rain expereince during the Summer of 2007. Address: 74485 National Park Drive Twentynine Palms, CAPhone: (760) 367-5500Directions: Just north of Interstate 10 between LA and Arizona.Website: http://www.nps.gov/jotr/
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 this-a-way... (Lost Horse
Mine trail entrance) by RblWthACoz
Mastodon Peak - 3 miles
Ryan Mountain - 3 miles
49 Palms Oasis - 3 miles
Lost Horse Mine/Mountain - 4 miles
Lost Palms Oasis - 7.5 miles
Boy Scout Trail - 16 miles Leave a Comment
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 Baker Dam, Joshua Tree NP by AndrafLeave a Comment
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