In October we trekked back out to Joshua Tree for our first group camping of the year, in honor of Julia's birthday - camping was all she wanted to do. In typical SoCal fashion 5 people took 3 cars; I made it out hours before everyone else, setup camp, took some hikes and then got dinner ready. Eventually Julia and her parents arrived, but my mother was nowhere to be found - around 7pm Julia and I went out on the highway to check my voicemail and look for mom - she had missed the campsite and was apparently on her way home by that point. By the time we got back to camp however, she had found her way in and we all had a great time.

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Joshua Tree 2005-10-21 (Pano 1)
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Joshua Tree 2005-10-21 (Pano 2)
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Joshua Tree 2005-10-21 (Pano 3)
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Joshua Tree 2005-10-21 (Pano 4)
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Joshua Tree 2005-10-21 (Pano 5)
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Joshua Tree 2005-10-22 (Pano 1)
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Joshua Tree 2005-10-22 (Pano 2)
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Joshua Tree 2005-10-22 (Pano 3)
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Joshua Tree 2005-10-22 (Pano 4)
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Joshua Tree 2005-10-22 (Pano 5)
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Our first trip to Joshua Tree together, I had great photographic hopes, and even less common sense. After an incident with a bare foot and cholla cactus I didn't get all the shots I planned for, but we were inspired to come back nonetheless. The best part about this trip is that Joshua Tree in July is almost totally abandoned, given the 120 degree temperatures and lack of drinking water in the park - this means no tailgate partiers, and hundreds of thousands of acres nearly all to ourselves!

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Joshua Tree 2005-07-01 (Pano 2)
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Joshua Tree 2005-07-01 (Pano 3)
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Our first trip to Joshua Tree together, I had great photographic hopes, and even less common sense. After an incident with a bare foot and cholla cactus I didn't get all the shots I planned for, but we were inspired to come back nonetheless. The best part about this trip is that Joshua Tree in July is almost totally abandoned, given the 120 degree temperatures and lack of drinking water in the park - this means no tailgate partiers, and hundreds of thousands of acres nearly all to ourselves!

Joshua Tree, July 2005 (click image above for more from this trip)

Our second Joshua Tree expedition was in September - somewhat more mild weather, cooler evenings, and more people, but still ranks the park as one of my favorite sites in SoCal.

Joshua Tree, September 2005 (click image above for more from this trip)

In October we trekked back out to Joshua Tree for our first group camping of the year, in honor of Julia's birthday.

Joshua Tree, October 2005 (click image above for more from this trip)

Our second Joshua Tree expedition was in September - somewhat more mild weather, cooler evenings, and more people, but still ranks the park as one of my favorite sites in SoCal.

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Joshua Tree 2005-09-15 (Pano 1)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-15 (Pano 2)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-15 (Pano 3)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-15 (Pano 4)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-15 (Pano 5)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-15 (Pano 7)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-15 (Pano 9)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-15 (Pano 10)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-15 (Pano 11)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-16 (Pano 1)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-16 (Pano 2)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-16 (Pano 3)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-16 (Pano 4)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-16 (Pano 5)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-16 (Pano 6)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-16 (Pano 7)
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Joshua Tree 2005-09-16 (Pano 10)
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