The Mojave is a big desert and a frightening one. It’s as though nature tested a man for endurance and constancy to prove whether he was good enough to get to California.
- John Steinbeck
It's also a stunning, addictive landscape. Sometimes I just need to hike away from civilization and spend the day amongst the Joshua Trees, rocks and endless skies. Sometimes I wish I didn't have to come back.
Now that's a view. A cabin built into a rock, amongst the pinyons and junipers. With a window. I always wonder if I could have lived this life.
As the afternoon slipped away, we had to go back. Go back to the crowds that now descend on Joshua Tree National Park. But if you try, you can still slip away to find the vast quiet of the Mojave.
