Joshua Tree National Park

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look also at Around Joshua National Tree Park, Landers with its Giant Rock and the Integration, Christ Desert Museum, Noah Porify Outdoor Museum

Keine 2 1/2 Stunden Autofahrt von Los Angeles entfernt. Am Besten zu erreichen ueber 10 East mit Abfahrt auf 62 Nord.
Zu sehen gibt es die bekannten Joshua Baeume sowie tolle Felsformationen.
Hasen, Klapperschlangen, Koyoten, Rotluchs, Rennkuckuck, Stinkwanze, Steinadler, etc. nennen diesen Park ihr Zuhause.
Day trip possible from Los Angeles about 2 1/2 hours drive. Just head East on 10 and take exit to 62 North.
In the Park you will find the famous Joshua trees and very nice rock formations which you can also climb on. If you are lucky you will come across with rabbits, snakes, coyoted (mostly in late afternoon), hawks etc.

Ich persoenlich denke, dass der optimalste Parkeingang die “West Entrance Station” ist. Dieser befindet sich gleich nach Yucca Valley auf der 62.
Die Strasse, die in den Park fuehrt, ist Park Blvd. Von hier aus steuert man die wichtigsten Punkte an wie Hidden Valley, Keys View, Skull, Barker Dam, Ryan Mountain, Lost Horse Mine etc.
Im Sueden gibt es nur ein paar wenige Sights wie Cholla Garden, Ocotillo und off road Wege.
Grosse Wanderungen sind nicht noetig um sich diese Attraktionen anzusehen, wenn man nur wenig Zeit fuer den Park aufbringen kann. 3 Stunden Aufenthalt koennte schon ausreichen.
Ich habe die Seite als Fahrt durch Joshua Tree Park von Nord nach Sued geordnet.

Eine Karte vom Park kann man hier runterladen:  Please click here to download a map

In my opinion the best entrance is in the North “West Entrance Station” on 62 North right after Yucca Valley. Park Blvd. is leading into the park. From here you can reach the most interesting parts in the North (nothing really in the South) such as Hidden Valley, Keys
View, Skull, Barker Dam, Ryan Mountain, Lost Horse Mine etc.
If there is not much time, just drive through the Northern part of the park. This could be done within 3 hours, no hikes neccessary.
I have listed my trip through Joshua on this site from North to South.

INDEX

Apostel of the Cacti
Barker Dam  incl. Petroglyphs
Barren or Bountiful  - Exhibit
Belle: Little Arch and Live Oak
Bighorn’s Domain
Bighorn Pass Road
Cap Rock   0.3 mile trail  Gram Parson Memorial
Cholla Cactus Garden
Desert Queen Mine Road - Mine
Fortynine Palms
Gram Parson Memorial  - death at cap rock, 1973
Hall of Horror
Hidden Valley
Indian Cove
Interpretive Rock   - climbing
Jumbo Rock
Keys Ranch    - only by booked tour
Keys View   5185 feet/1581 meter
Lost Horse Mine
Memorial Fire - Exhibit
Oasis of Mara
Pinto People
Quail Springs - Exhibit
Rock Piles - Exhibit
Ryan Mountain 5458 ft/1664 meter
Ryan Ranch
Saddle Rock
Skull
Split Rock
The Adventures Yucca
Wallstreet Mill
White Tank-ARCH
Woodland Bounty - Exhibit

Einige Eindruecke vorab ... / First some impressions ...

This stone looks like a face. Can you see that grumpy face?

A half burned tree

                                     The so called       Joshua Tree                                                                                 Ocotillo