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Joshua Tree National Park

January 27-28, 2014

My friend Sonya and I spent a couple of days out in Joshua Tree
NP this week. On Monday we hiked the Hidden Valley Trail with
my almost two-year-old son. This was also the first trail I ever
took him on, when he was 3 weeks old :) Now he can hike it
himself! He had a great time, especially playing in the sand. I
think he thinks the entire desert is his personal sand box, lol

Have you hugged a rock today?

In the morning we did some rock climbing and exploring near Arch Rock

We then made our way towards White Tank Campground and had a nice
relaxing evening, ate dinner and made s'mores, and watched a beautiful
sunset and sunrise complemented by the crescent moon and Venus.

Tuesday Sonya headed home but T and I went towards Black Rock and
stopped at a nearby park which looked very familiar to me... It dawned
on me that I'd been here before, after a backpacking trip, 9 years
ago. Heredoggy and I got a bit lost on our trek up to Eureka Peak and
ended up hiking down a wash which ended near this playground. We
swung on the swings, and so did my pack, lol (see last pic on this page)

http://www.tarol.com/joshuatree2.html

Anyway, I think my kid had more fun on the swing then my pack did :p