Our first adventure to Joshua Tree National Park was earlier this year in the spring time for a photo shoot. The desert flowers were blooming but in all honesty it was a bit hot for us San Diego locals. All year we have been itching to make our way back to this magical desert landscape with it’s towering rock formations. We got together with some of the original photo shoot crew and ventured out to the park for well needed camping and relaxation.
With temperatures in the 30’s at night and wind that cut right through us, our first evening was not what we had hoped for. North Face jackets and hand warmers came to our rescue and we warmly survived. Come sunrise we were rewarded with beautiful puffy clouds and a warm sun. An epic breakfast of eggs, beacon, and cinnamon rolls, (yes I said cinnamon rolls) had us energized for adventuring into the park in search of rock climbing and photo opportunities.
Joshua Tree National Park is an amazing place for rock climbing and bouldering. Climbing anchors have been placed into the rocks all over the park. Some of our crew brought their climbing gear and a guide book pointing us in the direction of the best rock faces.Brett in his pumas made it much higher than we expected. Sorry Easy Riders you just weren’t make for rock climbing.That’s right it’s game face time!Um that’s a lot of climbing gear.Joshua Tree was the perfect place to test out my Vibram toes shoes. Having each toe compartmentalized was a weird sensation to get used to to but they were great for bouldering. Hey we are standing were water should be! Barker Dam is a little dry this time of year.We found lots of cool looking dead trees at Joshua Tree.One thing I do love about camping are the stars. With all the foggy nights and light pollution we just don’t see them like this in San Diego.