Joshua Tree and the Sea

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Wednesday, February 9th - Saturday, 12th
Joshua Trees

    On the 9th, we visited Joshua Tree National Park. At first, we were underwhelmed with the 1 hour + of driving through the park with nothing interesting other than desert, but it turns out we just went through the wrong entrance, and all the Joshua trees were at the other end of the park. 
    When we did finally reach our destination, however, it was well worth the trip. Not only were the trees super interesting to look at, but there were gigantic piles of rocks everywhere that were perfect for climbing. They had a very interesting concrete-like texture, and were very rough, but grippy. Everyone had tons of fun scrambling all over the piles of rocks! 
    Another interesting section of the park had acres of Cholla cacti, also known as teddy-bear cacti due to their soft and fluffy looking arms. However, they're anything but soft and fluffy. Their spines are long, thin, and incredibly sharp, to the point that they're called "jumping cactus" due to their affinity for attaching themselves to people, clothing, backpacks, and most everything else. 

(Cholla up close)

(Don't touch!!)

(Climbing on the rocks)

(Joshua tree!)

(Tall rocks)

    The rest of the week, we didn't do much. Mostly rested at the camper and did chores and school. 
On the 13th of February, however, we said goodbye to our wonderful campsite and headed to the coast!

Sunday, February 13th
At the Sea

    We stayed at the fantastic little RV campground directly on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Immediately after setting up, everyone went swimming! It was a bit cool and windy, but lots of fun nonetheless. 

(On the ocean!)







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