After taking D’s sister on the Petroglyph Barker Dam Loop Trail, we decided that it was time to take a more adventurous, difficult, and longer hike. We headed back over to the Black Rock Canyon area where we had done the Short Loop Trail and Hi-View Loop Trail previously. It was time hike the West View Loop Trail. Parking for this trail is just past the equine camping area in the Black Rock Cayon Campground. It’s the same parking area that you use for the Hi-View Nature Loop Trail. Our hiking started out rather dreary and chilly. I was all…
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Joshua Tree National Park – Petroglyph Barker Dam Loop Hike
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When family comes to visit, we have to take them to Joshua Tree National Park to do a little exploring and hiking. We decided to make the first hike with J an easy one by heading over to Barker Dam. The Petroglyph Barker Dam Loop Hike is always enjoyable whether it’s winter hike or summer hike. It also gave us the opportunity to show her a couple of our climbing areas while hiking. Even though it was windy, it was a perfect day for a hike. Apparently, we weren’t the only ones who felt that way as there were families…
Sometimes, failing to thoroughly research a nature trail before heading out for a hike means you end up on a more difficult hike that originally planned. For us, it wasn’t a bad thing as we were properly prepared for whatever the trail held for us that day, but it did mean that the Hi-View Nature Trail hike took a little longer than planned. The Hi-View Nature Trail isn’t what I normally consider a nature trail as it’s not an easy stroll through the park observing nature. Most of the nature trails that I’ve been on are geared towards hikers of…
Having been laid up all week due to illness, I just wanted to get out of the house and do a short hike. I needed the fresh air and the sunshine. D and I decided to head over to the Black Rock Canyon area in Joshua Tree National Park as we hadn’t been over there yet. We planned on doing the nature trail, but upon arrival, we decided to go in a different direction. Yes, we totally got side-tracked by all the trails we saw on the backcountry board. Black Rock Canyon Campground and Hiking Trails The Black Rock Canyon…
The Road Less Traveled In part one of 49 Palms Oasis Trail, I showed personal images from our journey as well as trail details. In part two, I’m sharing landscape photos from the hike. This trail reminded me of the poem by Robert Frost, so I thought I’d share the poem with the photos. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And…