Hiking in the California Desert

Beautiful Southern California in the Mojave Desert, with vistas as far as the eye can see and San Jacinto and San Gorgonio snow-covered peaks to orient us on our hikes. Two weeks of slow travel through this desert gave us a much needed sense of rejuvenation and wellness. We hiked over 125km through the many wilderness preserves, municipal trails, and of course, Joshua Tree National Park.
This link will take you to a video of where we stayed during our trip with more information in the Description: • Where to Stay in the P...
Our favourite hikes were:
Whitewater Preserve which intersects with the PCT for a short duration
Chaparrosa Peak Trail, Pioneertown Mountain Preserve
Kelso Dunes Trail, Mojave National Preserve
Forty Nine Palms Oasis Trail, JTNP
Willow Hole Trail, JTNP which skirts the Wonderland of Rocks
The Maze Trail, JTNP
Barker Dam, JTNP which was short and full of interesting rock features
McCallum Trail, near Palm Desert
Hidden Horseshoe & Pushawalla Palms, near Palm Desert
Borrego Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Wilderness
Bump & Grind Trail, Palm Desert
East Indio Hills Badlands, Indio
Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, Morongo Valley
Coachella Valley Lookout on the windy and scenic Highway 74 drive
Camera Gear:
Fuji XT-3
Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-f4
Fuji 10-24mm f4
Fuji 70-300 f4-5.6
MeFoto mini tripod
f-stop camera bag
Edited and graded with Apple FCPX
MUSIC - Musicbed
First Look - Stephen Blake Kanicka
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