Joshua Tree Part 1

We decided a couple days before my birthday that it would be fun to get away for the long weekend. We settled on Joshua Tree National Park, as it's been on our list of places to visit and wasn't too far away for a trip with such short notice. We booked an Airbnb and left right when Benny got home from work.


The place was really quaint, cozy, and just what we wanted. I personally wanted a chance for us to unplug from everything. I am the worst at this because I essentially work from my phone/computer.

The place was in the middle of the desert, it had no wifi, no TV, and it was perfect.

I got to read in front of the fire while Eric made us dinner.

And we played plenty of games.

The next day we went to the park. It was free to get in because of the government shutdown.



We went on two short hikes. The first one took us around Barker Dam, which was beautiful.






The second hike (Hidden Valley) took us around massive boulders through what was believed to be a legendary cattle rustlers' hideout.

There were boulders to explore everywhere.




As well as rock climbers everywhere.


After the second hike we were pretty tired and the sun was starting to set. It was time to head home for the night!