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Joshua Tree


Ocotillo map of the park
The woman who rented us a house in Idyllwild discouraged us from visiting Joshua Tree. "There's nothing green there. And it's hot. I choose the mountain, not the desert."

Tourists do not have to choose. We had visited on her mountain. We had hiked in its streams. The sights were beautiful there but cold.

Within two hours after leaving Idyllwild, we found ourselves in the desert. We did find green there; many browns and yellows too. We admired the cholla cactus. And the hummingbirds in the ocotillo. The stark sunshine and sharp cacti earned our attention and respect, as do sudden snowstorms back east. We had not brought enough water.

It stayed hot until sunset, then cooled down rapidly.

Cholla Cactus Garden

 
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