I've Been Through the Desert on a Bike With No Name...

...it feels good to be out of the rain.

Lots of great caching to be done around here, on both mountain bike and motorcycle. On the north side of the RV park is the largest US Marine Corps base in the world, so not much accessible caching there. On the southern side, though, is Joshua Tree National Park, named for the ubiquitous Joshua tree. It is said that the early Mormon settlers likened the trees branches to Joshua's arms reaching out to heaven and beckoning them to the promised land. It's one of the indicator species of the Mojave desert.

I've had a couple of good days exploring this huge park, and visiting some interesting cache sites.

miner's memories

Think you have bad neighbours?
"Here is where Worth Bagly
bit the dust at the hand of
W.E. Key May 11 1943

Arch Rock

balancing act

stop and smell the cholla

Skull Rock

To the East stretches the Mighty Mojave, and one day I got together with Doug & Shannon (Pouncers) to do a bunch of the Heart of the Mojave Desert power trail series. We totalled 258 for the day and had a great time. 

high desert caching

The last cache we did was called Desert Sunset, and just as we were signing the log, the sun was setting behind a mountain. Perfect timing.

Here's one of the caches I found on a solo trip into the desert...

can you see the cache?

here it is!