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| Hiking above abandoned mine |
After a re-supply in Indio we moved on to Joshua Tree National Park and their Cottonwood campground on the south side of the park. Another beautiful spot. We joined up again with Doug and Frankie and spent nearly a week hiking the trails and enjoying days in the 80's again. The wildflower season in the deserts is a bit muted this year as the needed rainfall in December and January was pretty sparse. But we seemed to hit the right spot at the right time for these canyons and trails. Spectacular rock formations and hidden draws with palm oasis clusters made for some great days on the trail. The prediction of wind and snow again sent us out and farther east where we missed the bad weather as we wait out our chance to get into Death Valley on Tuesday. We are watching the weather at home and just cannot bring ourselves to voluntarily re-enter winter weather.
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| Steve's view from Mastadon Peak of Sue below by trees |
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| Sue waits below Mastadon Peak |
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| Rock steps coming down from Mastadon Peak |
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| Huge split rock |
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