Joshua Tree 3/1

"Insane. Pure craziness." Those were the words that literally came out of my mouth when I stepped on the desert land of Joshua tree. I have seen rocks and huge rocks all over the internet, on the freeway, and all over California but this was the real deal. If the Grand Canyon is one of the craziest spots to check out in the U.S., Joshua Tree is the compact version but just as "grand".

Rock art is only as epic as it is naturally made. Whether you are amazed at miracles or into geographical science, the rocks that are set the way they are in Joshua Tree is definitely not man-made. Of course that is if Big Foot had lived in the desert instead of the forest. The rocks are so beautifully crafted that you could imagine great sculptures at large scales.

The environment and atmosphere of Joshua Tree was quite and clean. I have never smelled air as clear as this in the afternoon in California EVER. The only time I could think of great air like that is in the early hours of the morning at the oceans in San Diego. I probably was amazed at the surroundings and sceneries for a good 2 hours. The rocks were so crazy, I was climbing and hiking with skate shoes that would not be a good weapon to use on rattlesnake encounters. But if I saw one, it would have been quite a memorable experience. Of course it was memorable just being there.
The night was the next best part about being in the desert, after climbing on tons of rocks in the blackest darkness with only one flashlight we made it to the top to check out the stars. Though everyone else in the group only saw 1 shooting star, I saw 2 epic ones. I knew that the desert was going to be cold in the night, but the wind made the weather even more colder than usual and it made the camping super crazy. I had slept with no tent and just with a bunch of jackets and my sleeping bag.

Sick and tired. 2-18

Work was a huge drag, especially with a sour throat that feels like sand paper. From the great experience at Indian Rock I was more than stoked to go to a place like Rincon. Unfortunately everyone at my house was really sick and I was infected. So I could only imagine what the place would have been like, bad weather, bad lagoon. Of course when I got to school the other week, everyone told me they were sick or missing as well.

The Pechenga land has more than gambling.

Dropping in a land near a golf course didn't surprise me at all. I had to open with that sentence because I did not know what else to say. So I worked all day and then coming to the field trip was a good drag. Not in the worse way, but it ended the day easily knowing all I had to do was capture images and video clips. I had the chance to catch some great landscape b-roll for my Basketweaving project but I didn't have a chance to shoot with my SLR camera. End post.