This Wednesday’s Wonder: Joshua Tree, It’s Practically Another Planet.
LA is a concrete jungle, with concrete after concrete after concrete. The endless stretch of urbanity is pretty noticeable all the way up until the Inland Empire and then it drops off into spurts of small towns and desert…Dry. Rocky. Arid. Desert. LA is a big ol’ desert, but the actual desert-ness doesn’t really become apparent until almost three hours heading down the 10 freeway.
And that’s where the real desert magic begins: Joshua Tree. The National Park–and all 1000 square miles of it–is like walking on another planet. Rock formations in the shape of skulls; Ocotillo “trees” that are really more like sticks point up to the sky; a dilapidated 1920s-ish car hidden somewhere in the desert and all the funny-looking Joshua Trees you can possibly photograph. Yup, pretty sure we’re on Mars.
Look! It’s Mars! It’s the moon! Nope, it’s Joshua Tree, aka: another planet within 2.5 hours of your house.Get more Wednesday’s Wonders delivered directly to your inbox. Join us on our adventures! Go Nuts!
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