Al and me trying to get warm.
Chris and I left the Coast Friday afternoon for Joshua Tree to meet up with my best buddy Al, who was visiting the Desert Southwest from the frozen hinterlands of New Hampshire. He'd already done a Grand Canyon rim-to-river-to-rim as well as a couple of hikes in Death Valley earlier in the week, so Joshua Tree was the obvious meetup spot. The campgrounds at JT are *awesome,* with tentsites abutting huge boulders, Joshua trees and other cool cacti all around. We heard coyotes, including pups, at night and saw lots of tracks in the sand by day. Its being mid-December, hardly anyone was there. It was also cold at night... darn cold when one has become accustomed to a Mediterranean climate. We hiked the Boy Scout Trail (ha) on Saturday and a section of the California Riding and Hiking Trail Sunday.
Aw, so wonderful to get away from it all!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the crewing offer at AC. Now all I have to do is get a couple of 100's under my belt and do my best to get there. My wife Jess will enjoy having the company. Shes a great crew herself and it would be a treat to pick up some stuff from one of the best. Tahnks and have a great holiday.
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hi cruddy!!! you look funny in the desert!!!
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