Story:
We spent a few days in Joshua Tree with warm weather and a great campsite. Our big hike there was an off trail hiking/scrambling adventure that got quite a bit longer than planned. Our outbound wash was pretty easy for the most part with only a few rock piles to scramble over. But the return route was full of car and bus sized boulders that took a long time to get over. It was fun, but we knew we were running out of daylight. We probably covered about 500 meters in the last hour before sunset. The temperature dropped sharply after dark. Knowing that our little trips often turn into big ones, we had a headlamp and the moon was almost full so we did ok after dark. We were happy to finally get back to the truck and back to camp.
We spent a few days in Joshua Tree with warm weather and a great campsite. Our big hike there was an off trail hiking/scrambling adventure that got quite a bit longer than planned. Our outbound wash was pretty easy for the most part with only a few rock piles to scramble over. But the return route was full of car and bus sized boulders that took a long time to get over. It was fun, but we knew we were running out of daylight. We probably covered about 500 meters in the last hour before sunset. The temperature dropped sharply after dark. Knowing that our little trips often turn into big ones, we had a headlamp and the moon was almost full so we did ok after dark. We were happy to finally get back to the truck and back to camp.
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Love the photos! Great time of year to be in the desert! Crisp skies and mild temperatures.
by joost on Dec 09, 2010
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