cactus

Note: This is a continuation of our California trip from here:  https://www.occidentalist.org/wandering-ca-395-2018-part-2/  After departing the Alabama Hills we struck off ever southward toward Joshua Tree National Park.  It was a transition day as the Sierra came to an end, and cholla cactus, creosote bushes and eventually Joshua trees filled the landscape before us.  It took the better part of the day to get there, but we did arrive in time to do some initial looking around. …