Somewhere in our marriage Brad has managed to turn me into a bit of a hippie. I never thought the day would come, that I'd actually WANT to go CAMPING, but low & behold it's happened. Even better, my mother got wind of our new found hobby & for Christmas this year "Santa" surprised us with a new camping equipment.
Besides being one of the greatest albums in history, Joshua Tree is also a great camping spot. And if you're wondering, yes, we did listen to the album as we drove "In Gods Country." (we couldn't resist)!
Exhibit A: A Joshua Tree
Eat/Stay
We don't have any food recommendations to make since we cooked our food over an open fire (hot dogs & red wine if you're interested), but if you want to throw caution to the wind & try this new "camping thing" out, we recommend Black Rock Campground, it's one of the few sites you can actually make reservations, plus it's not far from the main park entrance and they have BATHROOMS, nice ones that look & smell CLEAN!
Hiking
If you like to hike (or pretend to like it) try the Ryan Mountain Trail. It's the perfect length (about 3 miles) & only takes about 2-3 hours round trip. It's a great climb & has a safe trail (little kids were doing it), plus when you get to the top of the Mountain you feel really accomplished all of the sudden & can see for miles.
Brad & I will hit up Joshua Tree again sometime, "With or Without You..."
