On our way

On Tuesday, we left home for an extended RV trip across the southern states. On our first day, we drove south on I5 to Corning, CA, where we stayed the night. On Wednesday, we continued south over the Grapevine, after which we turned on I210 and headed east. We camped that night in Pomona.

On Thursday, we stopped at Joshua Tree National Park. We grabbed Jr Ranger programs at the visitor center at Joshua Tree, then continued east to Twenty-Nine Palms, where, following a stop at the Oasis visitor center, we turned south and drove through the park. The kids were awarded their badges at the Cottonwood visitor center.

We weren't real impressed with Joshua Tree NP. I guess we've seen too many deserts in our years driving through California and eastern Oregon. The Joshua Trees themselves were pretty neat looking, as was the field of cholla cactus. We watched the movie at the Joshua Tree visitor center, but it was on a small television and the sound wasn't very good. It may be that the Oasis Visitor Center has a better video.

For people coming from the east, I'd recommend entering from the north, and exiting out the west; those coming from the west should enter at Joshua Tree and go out at Twenty-Nine Palms. There's not as much to see in the southern part of the park.