Keys View Keys View is the highest road in Joshua Tree National Park at 5187′. After hiking we drove up to check it out. Panoramic views of the Coachella Valley spread out below and we snapped a couple pictures....
Porcupine Wash & Ruby Lee Mill Hike
We spent another gloriously sunny day hiking around in the desert looking at rocks and a mine. Our hike was a 9.8 mile loop out to Ruby Lee Mill and around Porcupine Wash with almost 1000′ of climbing. Disclaimer:...
Mastodon Peak +
Needing a shorter hike after a long day before, we picked to hike to Mastodon Peak and then free hike out to some rock formations and explore. Our hike was 5 miles of exploration. We started hiking from the...
Wonderland of Rocks Hike
After taking a day off we picked a longer hike on the other side of the park to tackle. Our hike was 9.2 miles with a whole lot of slow going boulder scrambling at the turn around point. We...
Lost Palms Oasis Hike
Not far from where we are camped is a great hike in Joshua Tree National Park called the Lost Palm Oasis. This hike was 7.2 with over 1050′ of climbing. We got a fairly early for us start and...
Lost Horse Mine Loop
For the next two weeks we’re boondocking by Joshua Tree National Park. We found a big spot down a gravel road on the south side and are happy to look out on mountains. On our first day here Derek and...