Joshua Tree National Park

After spending six nights at FOY we visited friends in La Quinta and then spent the night at the Cottonwood Spring camp site (3000 feet) at the southern entrance to Joshua Tree National Park. The camp sites are mostly for tenters and we only were able just to park the RV with the tow car unhooked. There were a few other RVs but also a lot of Californians tenting (it was Saturday night).  The next day (Jan 29^th) was sunny. We paid our entry fee at 830 hrs and headed north. The park is desert country and is located between the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. It was an ideal day to see the park. We saw many Joshua Trees (it really is not a tree but a species of yucca). We did a short hike at Hidden Valley (Dogs not allowed on hikes). Here there were a remarkable number of rock climbers climbing the various rocks. There are plenty of hikes in the park – for future reference. It was an ideal sunny day to see the park.