{"id":8625,"date":"2019-01-28T13:03:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T18:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=8625"},"modified":"2025-06-21T07:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T12:37:58","slug":"travelogue-joshua-tree-national-park","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=8625","title":{"rendered":"Travelogue: Joshua Tree National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 2019
\n<\/strong>Where We Stayed: Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs<\/em><\/p>\n

We were anxious about this element of our trip.\u00a0 The federal government shutdown meant that the National Parks were either closed or just entirely unsupervised.\u00a0 Luckily, Joshua Tree was “open” to visitors, but had no park rangers or staff present.\u00a0 As it turns out, it was a fabulous way to see the park.\u00a0 No one was there!\u00a0 It was eerily quiet: no traffic, no crowds, no parking issues.\u00a0 We were disappointed to miss out on seeing the Visitor’s Center, but all in all, we had a very positive experience.<\/p>\n

We also didn’t see any litter, vandalism, or damaged trees or plant life.\u00a0 This is not to say that the damage wasn’t there (after all, we didn’t visit the campground areas, etc), but sometimes you have to take what the media throws out into the world with a grain of salt.\u00a0 It wasn’t anarchy; everyone we saw was peaceful, respectful, and the park was as beautiful as ever.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>On our way, we stopped to see the Cabazon dinosaurs!\u00a0 Of course.\u00a0 :)
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\"\"<\/a>A highlight for me was the cholla cactus garden.\u00a0 They are actually dangerous to humans (their little “barbs” will pierce your skin and be very painful to remove), but aren’t they pretty? In a the-desert-will-eat-you-up-and-spit-you-out kinda way?
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January 2019 Where We Stayed: Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs We were anxious about this element of our trip.\u00a0 The federal government shutdown meant that the National Parks were either closed or just entirely unsupervised.\u00a0 Luckily, Joshua Tree was “open” to…<\/p>\n

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