Day 8 Joshua Tree - June 22, 2025

 Did a bit of hiking and driving around Joshua Tree National Park today. The camping spot was a big open dry flat dirt area on public land that must flood every spring. At least that’s what was indicated by the ruts of those who have come and gone before us. (The “Coyote Lake” pin on the map there was another clue) Even with a little rain, it would be a muddy mess, but thankfully, rain wasn’t even close-by. Joshua Tree was dry and hot, and while nice to see, it wasn’t one of our favorite parks. We ended the day with a visit to “Pioneer Town”. An old-western themed “town” used as the setting of lots of movies, new and old.

First, some pictures of an old water collection dam built in the 1940’s.










Crossed through a big dust storm.





There are out of order so here’s another  
 dam picture I should stop posting so many dam pictures.



































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