We spent the night at the Super 8 motel in Yucca Valley and then headed out to Joshua Tree in the morning. We grabbed one of the few remaining sites at the Hidden Valley Campground before heading out on this morning's hike.
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Our morning hike was a 7 mile round trip outing to Willow Hole in the Wonderland of Rocks.
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At the Boy Scout Trailhead getting ready for the hike. Only one car at the trailhead (and we'd only run into one person out on the trail)
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Heading north from the trailhead towards the Willow Hole trail junction about a mile distant.
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We soon passed a rock pile that I had camped next to on my last visit to Joshua Tree.
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Trail junction of the trail to Indian Cove and the Willow Hole trail. Our route was to the right.
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Todd stopping to take some pictures of the Joshua Trees. After overheating a bit earlier in the week, he started wearing a wet towel during the midday hikes.
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Large Joshua Tree on the trail to Willow Hole.
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Another impressive trailside Joshua Tree. The trail gradually dissipated and the route was soon following a sandy wash.