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Camping Near Sycamore Creek | Beeline Highway
After looking and looking, we pulled the trailer down near Sycamore Creek and then through the wash for about a quarter mile in questionably deep sand. With some strategy and enough speed, we managed to back our trailer into the perfect little branch off of the main wash. And we were home!
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Camping in Ironwood Forest National Monument
Between Phoenix and Tucson is a great place to enjoy some super agreeable winter weather. And just off of the I-10 is a nice opportunity for some wide open desert camping in Ironwood Forest National Monument! This is a clean and quiet area in the vastness of the desert - with mountains in the distance and Saguaros towering throughout.
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Hiking Amboy Crater Off Route 66
The desert is full of unique experiences and hiking the Amboy Crater is worth the effort. The trail leads up into the cinder cone and then climbs up to the rim where the views are vast all around!
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Fortynine Palms Oasis Hike in Joshua Tree
There are so many amazing, breathtaking, beautiful and fun hikes to do near Joshua Tree National Park. For an overall great experience, the Fortynine Palms Oasis hike is a great choice. It showcases many of the beautiful desert features that one can expect from Joshua Tree. The hike is not too long, not too strenuous, but is rewarding and refreshing.
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Hiking to Lost Palms Oasis in Joshua Tree National Park
Hiking to Lost Palms Oasis in Joshua Tree National Park is a great trail to check out what the southern part of the park has to offer. This trail is moderately difficult but gorgeous the whole way and leads to several palm oases!
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Rattlesnake Canyon Hike in Joshua Tree National Park
There are so many awesome features to explore in Joshua Tree but it's always a treat to find hikes with water while on a desert adventure. The Rattlesnake Canyon hike is a really fun and unique hiking experience where you'll want to play all day (and maybe even take a dip)!
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Camping at Trona Pinnacles
Hidden in an area seemingly in the middle of nowhere between the southern tip of the Sierras and Death Valley National Park lie the Trona Pinnacles. Trona Pinnacles are giant spire-like geological formations known as tufas. It is amazing how they tower about the desert floor and it is even more amazing that the area was completely underwater at one time!
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Boondocking near Hawthorne, Nevada
Just north of the small, friendly desert town of Hawthorne is Walker Lake. Walker Lake is a large lake surrounded by high desert, wild horses, and rugged peak and canyons. We stayed here in April and the weather was pleasant though often windy. We did have a couple cloudy windy days. The mountains across the lake captured the storm and the clouds sat upon the ridge.
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Longboarding the Wetlands Loop Trail
Some people hit the jackpot on the strip in Las Vegas but we hit the jackpot by finding a lot of fun things to do off the strip in the Las Vegas area! In fact, this area has some great scenery nearby as well as exciting hikes and even hot springs. We also enjoyed the skate parks and the pump track in the area. But as far as longboarding goes, the Wetlands Loop Trail is amazing! Not just by things to do in the Las Vegas area standards but from all of our longboarding adventures this one was a lot of fun!
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Hiking in Joshua Tree Guide
For those who love the outdoors, hiking in Joshua Tree National Park is a must! Hikes in Joshua Tree vary from easy to strenuous, from short trails to overnight trips, and from rugged peaks to desert oases. Along with the many opportunities for hiking in Joshua Tree, there are lots of other activities to do in the national park.
