November 13th – 15th
Mojave National Preserve
Southern California
We had only planned on spending one night in the Mojave Preserve on our way to Death Valley, but we were blown away at how cool this place is so we decided to stay for three days and skip Death Valley. We hadn’t done any research on this place, so we didn’t have a clue. Luckily Camrin just happened to see a photo on Instagram from the preserve and we realized there might be something to this place.
We camped in an amazing spot surrounded by the highest concentration of Joshua Trees in the world and those cool boulder formations. We practically had the place to ourselves. The sunsets were amazing, we hiked through a slot canyon, and took time to enjoy our surroundings.
We felt so lucky to stop here. We almost passed it up so its a lesson to us to do more research on those off the radar places.
First Night and Day
Getting to our campsite just in time for sunset! Wow, what a place!
So much color!!!
Huge Barrel Cactus.
Goodnight Mojave!
The next day. Exploring our area. So many plants to learn about.
We love being able to have our electric toothbrush.
When it needs to be charged we’re glad we can power it with the sun.
Next Day. Hole in the Wall Trail
An amazing must see for the Preserve is doing the Hole in the wall trail. It involves walking through a narrow slot canyon, climbing down rocks using rings, and literal holes in the rock walls that can be climbed into.
Showing how narrow the canyon is.
Aww…
Surrounding area. More cool rock formations.
Nice camouflage!
Pictographs
Wi Fi?!!
We can’t tell you how many times we have fallen for this sign. :/
Typical dessert scene. On our way back to our campsite.
Laura is finally getting better at capturing the Milky Way. Note the yellow in the sky is from the Las Vegas light pollution. Las Vegas is still 80 miles away.
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