just before the summer weather got into full swing in the desert we took our first trip out to joshua tree. we had recently bought our honda crv and decided to take it car camping since at the time we didn't own a tent. we did a little research and prepped ourselves with lanterns, an air mattress, and a few blankets. we'd car camped once before in our friend's scion xd and hoped this time would be even more successful. jordan and stephen even created window screen from some suction cups and photo light bouncers!
the drive to joshua tree is almost like going to palm springs for us. it's all the same sand dunes, wind turbines but then you keep going and it turns into these brightly colored scattered little adobe homes and these crazy bulbous rocks. then your cell service stops and you really just have to take in how pretty it all is.
we stayed at the jumbo rocks camp site which was the perfect spot, right behind our camp were just miles of desert and rocks for us to go climbing on. each site had a grill, picnic table, and a fire pit which made making dinner (heating up some vegan chili we made) super easy! the weather is reasonable from october to may, although the winters are known to get a little snow and pretty cold at night. because we were there in early may, it was still in the mid 70's to low 80's while we were there which allowed us to take a few day hikes, although hanging out at camp was really just perfect! we did take one trek into the town to see what it was like (pretty much a little hippy town) and to wash our faces/take showers at the public showers out there. unfortunately the crochet museum wasn't open, so we'l have to hit that on our next trip out there!
should you find yourself needing a little trip away from home, but not too far, i would totally recommend a little visit out to joshua tree!
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