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The previous night, the Saturday night crowd had been a bit loud, but quieted down
soon enough that we were fast asleep by the time heated words were apparently exchanged
over parking spaces. There was space for about 7 cars even though there were only 5 sites
in our area. Unfortunately at least 3 other campers (some legal, some probably not)
tried to park
there.
It was Sunday now, though, which meant that a lot of campers were leaving this morning, so
we wouldn't have to go through a repeat tonight.
After breakfast, we drove through the town of Twentynine Palms, headed west along the main
road a few miles and then turned left onto the park road, stopping at the visitor
center. The kids watched a short ranger program and got the ranger to sign their booklets.
We then continued driving into the park.
Joshua trees
Joshua tree
Joshua trees
Soon after entering, we drove past fields of Joshua trees, stretched out seemingly unendingly
in almost any direction. The only thing that broke up the monotony of the scenery was
clusters of large boulders occasionally dotting the landscape. We stopped at one
of these,
Cap Rock, for a short hike.
After the hike, we continued south along the road to Keys View. There are no picnic tables
here, but we had lunch on one of the few benches here. We also enjoyed the view looking
west from the top here. Clearly visible were the windmill farms we had passed yesterday.
To the south we could see the edge of the Salton Sea, 35 miles away.
View looking west from Keys View
Windmills east of Morongo casino
Closer look at windmills
Salton Sea is visible on the left
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