Jan. 25, 2012 - Returned to Joshua Tree National Park this morning to hike among the Joshua trees (which are not a cactus, but in the lily family) and huge rock jumbles of this desert landscape. The mile-long hiking loop at Hidden Valley was fantastic. There is more moisture in this high-elevation area of the park which allows for a wide variety of plants within the valley walls. Old-time cattle rustlers discovered this valley oasis and hid cattle here until they could re-brand them to sell them to some unsuspecting buyer. There were quite a few rock climbers out today. Joshua Tree National Park is one of the top rock climbing destinations.
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| Joshua trees at Joshua Tree National Park |
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| Trail in Hidden Valley - Joshua Tree NP |
After leaving Joshua Tree NP, we headed east toward Tucson. We passed through the gridlock of Quartzite (AZ) and decided to keep on going. What a tangle of RVs and cars and vendor booths! It's not quite our RV style. But there are lots of rock-hunting RVers who look forward to the rush of life in Quartzite.
Drove on to Gila Bend (AZ) where we spent our last night in a motel room. We are in Mountain Time Zone now. We will be in our RV tomorrow night.
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