Joshua Tree

During my summer stay in America I was lucky enough to spend some time in in LA with my good friends Carlos and Ashlee who told me all about Joshua Tree's amazing landscapes, rocks and cacti. I also heard some stories about people camping out in the desert and eating Native American magic mushrooms for a spiritual experience. The next day we decided to set with Braxton the dog of for a day in the desert and check out the amazing nature and rock formations there there.

Joshua Tree National Park is located 2 hours drive east of Los Angeles, California. During the drive there we passed some indian reservations and some curious lone houses way out in the desert miles away from any town or signs of life.

We happened to visit on one of the hottest days of the year, it was pushing 47 degrees C (115 degrees F) This was around the same time that the hottest day of the year.

Joshua Tree forms the parts of two deserts, the higher being the Mojave Desert and the lower being the Colorado Desert.

We had fun hunting for Night Gecko's which unfortunately were the only creatures we saw. Due to the searing heat we only stayed outside of the car for around 15 minutes before getting back in the car and cooling off.

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