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Well, it has been a long time, but I have found a campground without internet (or any cell coverage or FM radio for that matter). I've been told there is a space between the mountains about 6 miles south of the campground where there is cell service. I'll try for that tomorrow. I found it!!!
I'm in site A16 at the Cottonwood Campground in Joshua Tree National Park. Kinda lonely - when I arrived, I was the only one here other than the campground host, although by the time I got back from driving around the park about 8 other campers have moved in. I stopped at the Cottonwood Visitor Center to show my pass & pay for a week at the campground ($7.50 per night with the pass), set up the trailer, then drove through the park. It is large - I put over 150 miles on the RAV4 going through the park & to Black Rock campground, the one furthest from Cottonwood.
It is amazing how the plants change with location and altitude in the park. For example, individual Cholla cactus are located throughout the park, but in one section they are everywhere. Parts of the park are flat sand while others are huge rocks. Lots of variety!
While Cottonwood is OK, there is cell reception at Black Rock - I'm going to check around 4:00 tomorrow, and if no one reserves site 11 at Black Rock for the weekend, I will move there for the rest of my week.
I took a photo of some interesting hills along CA 78, my site photo, some of the stops in the park, and some interesting plants in the campground:
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Along CA 78 |
Cholla Cactus Garden |
Cholla Cactus Garden |
Cholla Cactus Garden |
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Cholla Cactus Garden |
Interesting Rocks |
Interesting Rocks |
Interesting Rocks |
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Interesting Rocks |
Interesting Rocks |
Site 1 at White Tank Campground |
A Joshua Tree |
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Site A16, Cottonwood Campground |
Plants at Sunset |
Plants at Sunset |
I did try for some star photos after dark. It is still too early in the year for good images of the milky way, but it was a fairly clear night, and, with the exception of a few other campers, dark.
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Looking Southwest |
Looking Northeast |
Until tomorrow -
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