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May 01, 1998
Joshua Tree National Park
zJoshua Tree National Park is brilliant! It covers two deserts - the Colorado and Mojave deserts, and is home to the weird and
wonderful Joshua Tree. It covers 80,000 acres, and was originally home to the Pinto Indians. In the 1930's settlers came and set up
cattle ranches and mined for gold.
It is frighteningly desolate, but the rock formations and trees also make it incredibly beautiful. We loved it! John even said that it was
'better than Brimham' so it must be good.
Shortly after entering the park we stopped and climbed one of the rock formations. You could hear the path clearing before you, as the lizards took refuge in the rocks. The view was fantastic.
The settlers built Barkers Dam, to provide water for their cattle and for mining purposes. It is now used by the park wildlife
John wanted a picture of his car in the desert, so here it is!
Posted by John at May 1, 1998 12:00 PM