Desert sky

Joshua Tree National Park. We were lucky and managed to find a spot on a walk-in campground, the appropriately named 'Belle' site. The whole place is awesome, the images speak for themselves:

The desert town of Yucca Valley, and the road to 29 Palms		Our spot in Belle			This boulder was my bed for the (moonlit) night
View from our spot			Boulder hopping in Hidden Valley		The Joshua forest
Keys view over Coachella valley - somewhere there the Pixies are doing their soundcheck			A German 'wanderer' had shipped his army grade Mercedes truck over the atlantic!		Before sunset
Hidden Valley boulders		Skull rock	Shadow games		We didn't really think of bringing much camping gear - I had to improvise and made these chop sticks from some twigs in order to eat my ramen noodles
The world's most scenic bathroom?		Boulderin' Tom	The next morning: on a early dawn hike to the Lost Horse mine
Joshua tree under a (almost) full moon		Cactus flower	Watch your step		Cholla cactus garden
Cactus tree		The needles do sting and are quite resilient - ask Tom

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