Joshua Tree National Park

5/5 - Joshua Tree National Park (layover)
In the morning, Ben dropped us off in Joshua Tree National Park since he was heading that direction to camp with friends. The park is located in a region where 2 large ecosystems come together = the Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is the special habitat of the Joshua tree. The park is also scattered with granite boulders which attract rock climbers galore. After we found a campsite at Hidden Valley Campground (cheap and awesome!), we noticed car after car seeking a campsite in a full campground and decided we could share... for some much desired chocolate. So, we posted a sign "will share campsite 4 chocolate" and that is how we met Kris. She had traveled to Joshua Tree from Orange County for a class on birds. Since we didn't know too much about climbing, we struck up a conversation with our neighbors who were obvious climbers. They invited us to watch their final climb of the day. That is how we met Sierra (that's her climbing below).