[Sasquatch]

I decided I would start these "California History" threads because I'm sure there are others that, like me, love reading and seeing different parts of this great country. Our politics suck here in CA but we do have many beautiful areas.

I spent a few days in Joshua Tree this week and thought I'd share some pics and history for anyone interested.

Joshua Tree National Park is located in southeastern California. Declared a U.S. National Park in 1994 when the U.S. Congress passed the California Desert Protection Act (Public Law 103-433), it had previously been a U.S. National Monument since 1936. It is named for the Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) native to the park. It covers a land area of 790,636 acres (1,235.37 sq mi; 3,199.59 km2)[1] - an area slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island. A large part of the park, some 429,690 acres (173,890 ha), is a designated wilderness area. Straddling the San Bernardino County/Riverside County border, the park includes parts of two deserts, each an ecosystem whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation: the higher Mojave Desert and lower Colorado Desert.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Tree_National_Park

Namesake of the park the Joshua Tree

From one of the taller peaks you get a pretty good view of the park.

These are a few of the Petroglyphs found in the park that are hundreds of years old.

 

[Sasquatch]

More pics...

Many people have tried to tame the desert and of course failed. This is Barker Dam, built in 1900 to hold water for cattle. If I remember correctly when filled it holds around 20 acres of water. The structure still stands today and gathers some water during the rainy periods. Many animals of the park know there is water there so you'll frequently see birds and sometimes longhorn sheep. Maybe even a desert Squatch if you're lucky.

Here you see the dam itself

Here you can see the water line on the rocks.

 

[Slippy]

Very nice. Thanks Sasq!

 

[Camel923]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[bigwheel]

Real nice thanks. My brother lived at Yosemite for 30 years. I bet he knows about this place. I will send him the link. Thanks.

 

[Auntie]

Beautiful!

 

[darsk20]

On my bucket list for a climbing trip. Thanks for the post.

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[Sasquatch]

Real nice thanks. My brother lived at Yosemite for 30 years. I bet he knows about this place. I will send him the link. Thanks.

Yosemite and Joshua Tree are on opposite ends of California but I'm sure he does know about it if not visited.

 

[Slippy]

I have been so freakin' blessed to have visited California multiple times and I said it before and will say it again, CA is one of the most beautiful states in this great Republic.

Having said that, CA is one of the most stupidest governed states in this great Republic. So many of CA's elected legislators have gone freakin INSANE.

 

[Sasquatch]

I have been so freakin' blessed to have visited California multiple times and I said it before and will say it again, CA is one of the most beautiful states in this great Republic.

Having said that, CA is one of the most stupidest governed states in this great Republic. So many of CA's elected legislators have gone freakin INSANE.

I dunno, calling them insane gives them an excuse. For what they've done there is no excuse.

 

[Wedrownik]

For better or worse I live in SoCal. The state is amazing when it comes to nature - Yosemite, Sequoia, the Redwoods, Big Sur, Joshua Tree, Anza Borrego, Death Valley... I think I have been to every national park and national forest in the state and most major state parks... Now if only people here grew some brains ... I can't leave cause the place is just gorgeous..... This year I got lucky enough to be able to camp on Yosemite Valley on two occasions, 4 nights each time.... And with the lockdown place was so damn empty it was an amazing experience....

 

[StratMaster]

Yosemite and Joshua Tree are on opposite ends of California but I'm sure he does know about it if not visited.

My daughter and son in law bought themselves a nice little Bed and Breakfast in Joshua Tree. Since Covid, they just moved out to JT rather than stay in L.A. They are both able to work from home online. I haven't been there yet, but they say it's great out there.

 

[Wedrownik]

My daughter and son in law bought themselves a nice little Bed and Breakfast in Joshua Tree. Since Covid, they just moved out to JT rather than stay in L.A. They are both able to work from home online. I haven't been there yet, but they say it's great out there.

Summers there get really really interesting 😉

 

[NewRiverGeorge]

Very nice Sas! It would be cool if everyone would share some pics of their area.

 

[StratMaster]

Summers there get really really interesting ��

Well, I said it might be like living on the surface of the sun, but they love it.

 

[Demitri.14]

I have only been to J-Tree once, WOW what a cool place ( it was in February). I agree that CA is one of the most beautiful outdoor states, but I could NEVER live there. Not until somebody nukes, Sacramento, LA and SanFran.