April in Joshua Tree and Death Valley
There rarely is WiFi in the campgrounds of National and State Parks . Where we are now, WiFi is not so good. So going a month without working on this blog means I have a lot of ground to cover and risk boring you to death. So it will be mostly pictures. We planned the months of March and April around the Midwives For Haiti gala on April 6 th in LA . But first there was Joshua Tree National Park, about the size of Rhode Island, located in Southern California. We heard it got its name from early Mormons who thought the trees looked like Joshua praying with his hands in the air. Joshua trees are not just in the park- we saw them all over southern California. Southern California is mostly desert. Here are pictures from Joshua Tree National Park. Large rocks in the park. There was an old mine in the park with rusting cars nearby. Rotting rubber tires The old mine Another dead car Water was scarce then - and now- so a well was valuable