A day away

A day away

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Some folks go for a ride, some folks sit back and drink a cold one or twenty, we take off and go hiking!

For those of you that know us in person, you know we enjoy off-roading and camping under the stars, and over the last couple of years we have got into hiking. We have found ways to enjoy the outdoors and get a little exercise at the same time. We decided we needed to take a hike Thursday (I know several of my fans have told me to take a hike, and to them I say G.F.Y)  Anyway, we hit Joshua Tree national Park. It’s about a 2 hour drive from our house and it’s the place where the Sonoran Desert meets the Mojave Desert. The weather was awesome, and the views were fantastic. Enjoy:

We started here, it’s the beginning of the “lost Palms Oasis trail” 4 miles to the palms, over some pretty good ridges and through some very sandy washes. Rock formations as well as cactus and views of mountains, and the Salton sea frame the hike.

Once over the first ridge, about a mile from the trailhead this was  the view.

Not a cloud in the sky, but at this time of the hike the wind was howling and it was still kind of cool.

The snow was visible on the mountains in the distance, and the Salton Sea in the center.

Better view of the Salton Sea. This was taken at mile marker 2.

If you look close you can see the trail we were hiking. HINT- Follow the valley.

This was the Palms Oasis, it is supposed to be the largest collection of California fan Palms or something like that… I know that it was really strange to be that far away from ANYTHING, and see water in the middle of the desert. Pretty awesome.

Every once in a while a person needs to get away from all the BS going on and look around. We live in a very awesome country, the beauty of America is NOT in DC, it is in places like this. The people we met on the trail and at the Ranger station make this country great.

While I know a lot of folks that hike are uber liberal tree hugging petards, there are more and more “RIGHT” minded individuals hitting the trails these days, the difference is; the Libtards and tree hugging douchebags are not armed. LOL.

12 Replies to “A day away”

  1. Cool pics, bro. But I could have gone years without seeing that dang Salton Sea again.

    Let’s hike 18, wha-da-ya-say?

  2. Good for you and yours.

    We to love Joshua Tree, been going there for years. Did you know that Joshua Tree is one of the only places on Earth that something is blooming at all times?

    Check out the Pacific Crest Trail, it winds its way through Southern California and has some great day hikes.

    1. Yeah some friends of our took a good portion of that Pacific Crest trail, they said it was awesome. That’s on the list. I didn’t know that about Joshua tree, but I did notice a lot of stuff blooming now.

  3. Great pics!! I’m so jealous. Glad you guys got out and took some time to hike. You’re right, sometimes you’ve just got to get out there and take a look around this gorgeous country of ours.

    I’ll be on a trail tomorrow with my son. I’ll email you some pics. 😀

    Next stop: the Grand Canyon!!!! I can’t wait. :dancinghappy:

  4. Wow, gorgeous photographs. I really enjoy your personal photos, when you post them, on your blog. And some day I will also make the trip to the Grand Canyon. Went there once and took only a smattering of photos with 35mm film. Next time, highly documented by digital cameras.

    BZ

    1. Funny you mention that BZ we are headed to the GC in May, we are hiking to the bottom and staying a couple of days then hiking back out, I’m sure between Sue and the wife there will be a TON of pictures taken.

  6. Fantastic pictures Robert ! Thanks for sharing…kinda makes me want to head west some day for a vacation :biggrin:

  8. I miss all the hiking and exploring of my youth.

    Maybe I need to get back at it again. There are fantastic places all over this great land.

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