ALBUM 1) Wednesday 15 July (departure day) + Thursday 16 July 2009Via Ortega Highway and Ramona Expressway to Yucca Valley - JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, CA
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ALBUM 1) Wednesday 15 July (departure day) + Thursday 16 July 2009 Via Ortega Highway and Ramona Expressway to Yucca Valley - JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, CA |
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%20Leaving%20Home%20LateNoon%20-%20Driving%20the%20Good%20Old%20Ortega%20Highway.JPG "a) Leaving Home LateNoon - Driving the Good Old Ortega Highway.JPG")
%20Keeping%20On%20Following%20the%2074%20to%20(Lake)%20Peris.JPG "b) Keeping On Following the 74 to (Lake) Peris.JPG")
%20Exploring%20Davis%20Road%20(Horse%20Ranch)%2C%20Ramona%20Expressway%20and%20the%2079%20North%20to%20the%2010.JPG "c) Exploring Davis Road (Horse Ranch), Ramona Expressway and the 79 North to the 10.JPG")
%20Driving%20into%20Yucca%20Valley%20Just%20After%20Sunset.JPG "d) Driving into Yucca Valley Just After Sunset.JPG")
%20Staying%20at%20the%20Best%20Western%20Yucca%20Valley%20Hotel%20%26%20Suites%20(Nice%20LateNight%20Dinner%20at%20Applebees).JPG "e) Staying at the Best Western Yucca Valley Hotel & Suites (Nice LateNight Dinner at Applebees).JPG")
%20Thursday%2016-July%2C%20After%20Getting%20Our%20Bearings%20at%20the%20Joshua%20Tree%20Visitor%20Cente%2C%20Driving%20Into%20The%20Park.JPG "f) Thursday 16-July, After Getting Our Bearings at the Joshua Tree Visitor Cente, Driving Into The Park.JPG")
%20Map%20-%20Joshua%20Tree%20National%20Park.JPG "g) Map - Joshua Tree National Park.JPG"){kind=small}
%20We%20Passed%20the%20West%20Entrance%20A%20little%20after%203%20PM.JPG "h) We Passed the West Entrance A little after 3 PM.JPG")
%20The%20Route%20We%20Took.jpg "i) The Route We Took.jpg")
%20Look%20Around%20You%20...JPG "j) Look Around You ...JPG")
%20...%20and%20Decide%20Yourself%20What%20You%20(Want%20To)%20see...JPG "k) ... and Decide Yourself What You (Want To) see...JPG"){kind=small}
%20Barren%20or%20Bountiful.JPG "l) Barren or Bountiful.JPG")
%20In%20Fact%20-%20A%20Diverse%2C%20Thriving%20EcoSystem.JPG "m) In Fact - A Diverse, Thriving EcoSystem.JPG")
%20We%20Stayed%20Mainly%20on%20the%20Western%20Half%20of%20the%20Park%20(Colorado%20Desert%20-%20Eastern%20Part).jpg "n) We Stayed Mainly on the Western Half of the Park (Colorado Desert - Eastern Part).jpg")
%20For%20Desert%20Life%2C%20Survival%20is%20an%20Art.JPG "o) For Desert Life, Survival is an Art.JPG")
%20Didn't%20Want%20to%20be%20Here%20on%20May%2027%2C%201999.JPG "p) Didn't Want to be Here on May 27, 1999.JPG")
%20Memorial%20Fire.jpg "q) Memorial Fire.jpg")
%20It%20was%20the%20Largest%20Fire%20In%20The%20Park's%20History%20(14%2C000%20Acres).JPG "r) It was the Largest Fire In The Park's History (14,000 Acres).JPG")
%20It's%20Beautiful%2C%20but%20Hot%20OutHere!%20%3B-).JPG "s) It's Beautiful, but Hot OutHere! ;-).JPG")
%20Our%20Sturdy%20Impala.JPG "t) Our Sturdy Impala.JPG")
%20Joshua%20Trees.JPG "u) Joshua Trees.JPG")
%20Quail%20Springs.JPG "v) Quail Springs.JPG")
%20Many%20Novice%20Rock%20Climbers%20Learn%20The%20Ropes%20Here.JPG "w) Many Novice Rock Climbers Learn The Ropes Here.JPG")
%20With%20Hands%20And%20Feet%20Climbing%20Up%20a%20Rock%20is%20Already%20Quite%20an%20Adventure%20%3B-).JPG "x) With Hands And Feet Climbing Up a Rock is Already Quite an Adventure ;-).JPG")
%20Been%20Here%2030%20Years%20Ago%20and%20I%20Climbed%20Up%20and%20Down%20Those%20Rocks.JPG "y) Been Here 30 Years Ago and I Climbed Up and Down Those Rocks.JPG")
%20Can't%20Do%20That%20Anymore%20-%20Got%20Too%20Much%20In%20my%20Hands%20...%20.JPG "z) Can't Do That Anymore - Got Too Much In my Hands ... .JPG")
%20Wow%2C%20I%20Made%20It%20!.JPG "za) Wow, I Made It !.JPG")
%20Might%20Aswell%20Pose%20Here%20%3B-).JPG "zb) Might Aswell Pose Here ;-).JPG")
%20It's%20Actually%20Pretty%20Scary%20UpHere%2C%20You%20Know.JPG "zc) It's Actually Pretty Scary UpHere, You Know.JPG")
%20Hidden%20Valley%20-%20Rock%20Piles.JPG "zd) Hidden Valley - Rock Piles.JPG")
%20Okay%2C%20Let%20Me%20Explain%20This%20To%20You.JPG "ze) Okay, Let Me Explain This To You.JPG")
%20First%20Read%20The%20Diagram.jpg "zf) First Read The Diagram.jpg"){kind=small}
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%20Right%20...%20Let%20Me%20Sum%20This%20Up.JPG "zh) Right ... Let Me Sum This Up.JPG")
%20Black-White%20Explained.jpg "zi) Black-White Explained.jpg"){kind=small}
%20MonzoGranite%20of%20the%20Past%20-%20Amazing%20RockPiles%20in%20the%20Present.JPG "zj) MonzoGranite of the Past - Amazing RockPiles in the Present.JPG")
%20Fossils%20of%20the%20Earth%20...JPG "zk) Fossils of the Earth ...JPG")
%20Makes%20Sense%2C%20Doesn't%20it%20...%20%3B-).JPG "zl) Makes Sense, Doesn't it ... ;-).JPG")
%20In%20Nearby%20Distance.JPG "zm) In Nearby Distance.JPG")
%20Must%20Be%20a%20Local%20Rain%20Going%20On%20There.JPG "zn) Must Be a Local Rain Going On There.JPG")
%20Or%20Even%20a%20Little%20ThunderStorm.JPG "zo) Or Even a Little ThunderStorm.JPG")
%20Yep%2C%20Looks%20Like%20Pretty%20Dark%20Clouds%20...JPG "zp) Yep, Looks Like Pretty Dark Clouds ...JPG")
%20But%20No%20Worries%2C%20We%20Are%20in%20the%20Clear%20%3B-).JPG "zq) But No Worries, We Are in the Clear ;-).JPG")
%20Moving%20On%20(Direction%20South).jpg "zr) Moving On (Direction South).jpg")
%20San%20Andreas%20Fault%20Zone%20(Keys%20View%20-%20Facing%20South).JPG "zs) San Andreas Fault Zone (Keys View - Facing South).JPG")
%20Our%20Ever%20Restless%20Planet%20Earth%20....JPG "zt) Our Ever Restless Planet Earth ....JPG"){kind=small}
%20Draw%20The%20San%20Andreas%20Fault%2C%20The%20Red%20Line%2C%20In%20The%20Nearby%20Distance.JPG "zu) Draw The San Andreas Fault, The Red Line, In The Nearby Distance.JPG")
%20In%20The%20Middle%20Distance%20of%20Your%20View%2C%20Marked%20by%20the%20Indio%20Hills.JPG "zv) In The Middle Distance of Your View, Marked by the Indio Hills.JPG")
%20It's%20here%20that%20the%20Pacific%20Ocean%20Crust%20(A%20Continental%20Plate)%20....jpg "zw) It's here that the Pacific Ocean Crust (A Continental Plate) ....jpg"){kind=small}
%20..%20Slides%20Past%20The%20North%20American%20Crust.JPG "zx) .. Slides Past The North American Crust.JPG")
%20Mountains%20rob%20the%20Desert%20of%20Rainfall%20(The%20Park%20Receives%20Annually%20a%20Scant%202-5%20Inches%20of%20Rain).JPG "zy) Mountains rob the Desert of Rainfall (The Park Receives Annually a Scant 2-5 Inches of Rain).JPG")
%20Hazy%20View%20(AirPollution)%20-%20Inland%20Smog%20From%20the%20Cities%20Ends%20UpHere.JPG "zz) Hazy View (AirPollution) - Inland Smog From the Cities Ends UpHere.JPG")
%20Climbing%20Further%20Up.JPG "zza) Climbing Further Up.JPG")
%20Looking%20Down%20on%20ParkingLot%20(and%20Dutch%20Students%20%3B-).JPG "zzb) Looking Down on ParkingLot (and Dutch Students ;-).JPG")
%20Mirjam%20is%20an%20Eager%20Student%20Herself%20%3B-).JPG "zzc) Mirjam is an Eager Student Herself ;-).JPG")
%20Coachella%20Valley%20In%20Distance%20(e.g.%20Palm%20Springs%2C%20Palm%20Desert%2C%20Rancho%20Mirage%20etc.).jpg "zzd) Coachella Valley In Distance (e.g. Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage etc.).jpg"){kind=small}
%20Captured!.JPG "zze) Captured!.JPG")
%20Bad%20Hair%20Day%20%3B-).jpg "zzf) Bad Hair Day ;-).jpg"){kind=small}
%20(Hidden)%20The%20Remains%20of%20Ryan%20Ranch%2C%20A%20Homestead%20Established%20in%201896.JPG "zzg) (Hidden) The Remains of Ryan Ranch, A Homestead Established in 1896.JPG")
%20One%20of%20the%20Twin%20Yucca%20Tree%20Has%20Given%20Up%20%3B-).JPG "zzh) One of the Twin Yucca Tree Has Given Up ;-).JPG")
%20We%20Have%20Contact%20(Not%20Speaking%20About%20Aliens%20Here%20%3B-).JPG "zzi) We Have Contact (Not Speaking About Aliens Here ;-).JPG")
%20Here%2C%20Where%20the%202%20Rocks%20Touch.JPG "zzj) Here, Where the 2 Rocks Touch.JPG"){kind=small}
%20The%20(Monzo)Granite%20Broke%20Through%20the%20Surface%20of%20the%20Ground.jpg "zzk) The (Monzo)Granite Broke Through the Surface of the Ground.jpg"){kind=small}
%20Pinto%20Gneiss%20meets%20MonzoGranite.JPG "zzl) Pinto Gneiss meets MonzoGranite.JPG")
%20Nice%20Meeting%20You%20MonzoGranite%2CThe%20Insides%20of%20Our%20Earth.JPG "zzm) Nice Meeting You MonzoGranite,The Insides of Our Earth.JPG")
%20SaddleRock.JPG "zzn) SaddleRock.JPG")
%20Fortunately%20We%20Are%20Not%20Into%20RockClimbing.JPG "zzo) Fortunately We Are Not Into RockClimbing.JPG")
%20We%20Like%20the%20Comfort%20You%20see%20%3B-).JPG "zzp) We Like the Comfort You see ;-).JPG")
%20Sheep%20Pass%20Area.JPG "zzq) Sheep Pass Area.JPG")
%20The%20Adventurous%20Yucca.JPG "zzr) The Adventurous Yucca.JPG")
%20JoshuaTree%20is%20a%20Common%20Name%20for%20Yucca%20Brevifolia%20(a%20Giant%20Member%20of%20the%20Lily%20Family).JPG "zzs) JoshuaTree is a Common Name for Yucca Brevifolia (a Giant Member of the Lily Family).JPG")
%20The%20Average%20LifeSpan%20of%20a%20JoshuaTree%20is%20150%20Years%2C%20but%20Some%20Do%20Get%20Older.JPG "zzt) The Average LifeSpan of a JoshuaTree is 150 Years, but Some Do Get Older.JPG")
%20The%20Biggest%20Known%20JoshuaTree%20in%20the%20Park%20is%20some%2042%20Feet%20Tall.JPG "zzu) The Biggest Known JoshuaTree in the Park is some 42 Feet Tall.JPG")
%20Devide%20the%20Height%20of%20a%20JushuaTree%20by%20the%20Average%20Annual%20Growth%20of%201%20and%20half%20Inch.JPG "zzv) Devide the Height of a JushuaTree by the Average Annual Growth of 1 and half Inch.JPG")
%20Do%20the%20Calculation%20-%20How%20Old%20Is%20the%20Biggest%20Known%20Joshua%20Tree%20in%20the%20Park%20(336%20Yrs).JPG "zzw) Do the Calculation - How Old Is the Biggest Known Joshua Tree in the Park (336 Yrs).JPG")
%20Moving%20Along%20...%20.jpg "zzx) Moving Along ... .jpg")
%20Jumbo%20Rock.JPG "zzy) Jumbo Rock.JPG")
%20Jumbo%20Indeed%20....JPG "zzz) Jumbo Indeed ....JPG")
%20Enjoying%20the%20View.JPG "zzza) Enjoying the View.JPG")
%20Hidden%20Creatures.jpg "zzzb) Hidden Creatures.jpg")
%20I%20Better%20Be%20Careful%20%3B-).JPG "zzzc) I Better Be Careful ;-).JPG")
%20Here%20I%20Come!.JPG "zzzd) Here I Come!.JPG")
%20Colorado%20and%20Mojave%20Deserts%20-%20Two%20Subtle%20But%20Distinct%20EcoSystems.JPG "zzze) Colorado and Mojave Deserts - Two Subtle But Distinct EcoSystems.JPG"){kind=small}
%20Colorado%20Desert%20-%20The%20Eastern%20Half%20of%20the%20Park.jpg "zzzf) Colorado Desert - The Eastern Half of the Park.jpg")
%20On%20The%20Western%20Side%2C%20The%20Mojave%20-%20The%20High%20Desert.JPG "zzzg) On The Western Side, The Mojave - The High Desert.JPG")
%20And%20On%20the%20Eastern%20Side%2C%20The%20Colorado%20-%20The%20Low%20Desert.JPG "zzzh) And On the Eastern Side, The Colorado - The Low Desert.JPG")
%20And%20In%20Between%20..%20A%20Mix%20of%20Everything%20%3B-).JPG "zzzi) And In Between .. A Mix of Everything ;-).JPG")
%20A%20Paradise%20for%20(Beginner)%20RockClimbers%20.JPG "zzzj) A Paradise for (Beginner) RockClimbers .JPG")
%20Some%20Interesting%20Rock%20Formations%20...JPG "zzzk) Some Interesting Rock Formations ...JPG")
%20That's%20SomeOne%20Else%20In%20the%20Distance%20%3B-)%20(On%20Top%20of%20JumboRocks).JPG "zzzl) That's SomeOne Else In the Distance ;-) (On Top of JumboRocks).JPG")
%20Moving%20On%20-%20Reaching%20Skull%20Rock%20From%20the%20Back%20....jpg "zzzm) Moving On - Reaching Skull Rock From the Back ....jpg")
%20(Internet%20Picture)%20At%20the%20Time%2C%20Trail%20Skull%20Rock%20Was%20Being%20Explored%20By%20a%20Group%20of%20Female%20Foreign%20Travelers.jpg "zzzn) (Internet Picture) At the Time, Trail Skull Rock Was Being Explored By a Group of Female Foreign Travelers.jpg")
%20No%20Worries%2C%20Enough%20Solitude%20To%20Be%20Found%20Everywhere.JPG "zzzo) No Worries, Enough Solitude To Be Found Everywhere.JPG")
%20Or%20So%20You%20Think%20....JPG "zzzp) Or So You Think ....JPG")
%20What's%20Time%20Afterall%20...jpg "zzzq) What's Time Afterall ...jpg"){kind=small}
%20Life%20As%20A%20Rock%20....jpg "zzzr) Life As A Rock ....jpg")
%20Intrigued%20Again%20By%20the%20Intruding%20Nature%20of%20Our%20Earth%20(Layers).jpg "zzzs) Intrigued Again By the Intruding Nature of Our Earth (Layers).jpg")
%20And%20the%20Whole%20Universe%20On%20Its%20Own%20....JPG "zzzt) And the Whole Universe On Its Own ....JPG")
%20Nenno%20Nenno%2C%20Calling%20Home%20...%20%3B-).JPG "zzzu) Nenno Nenno, Calling Home ... ;-).JPG")
%20Meanwhile%20Down%20To%20Earth%2C%20Moving%20On%20...JPG "zzzv) Meanwhile Down To Earth, Moving On ...JPG")
%20Split%20Rock.JPG "zzzw) Split Rock.JPG")
%20All%20To%20Ourselves.JPG "zzzx) All To Ourselves.JPG")
%20Yippy!!!%20.JPG "zzzy) Yippy!!! .JPG")
%20Use%20Your%20Imagination...JPG "zzzz) Use Your Imagination...JPG")
%20Imagine%2C%20A%20Yellow%20Blob%20With%20a%20Mouth%20(Game%20PackMan).JPG "zzzza) Imagine, A Yellow Blob With a Mouth (Game PackMan).JPG")
%20Start%20Game.JPG "zzzzb) Start Game.JPG")
%20PackMan%20is%20Going%20to%20Get%20you%20-%20Run!.JPG "zzzzc) PackMan is Going to Get you - Run!.JPG")
%20Finding%20a%20Way%20To%20Escape%20...JPG "zzzzd) Finding a Way To Escape ...JPG")
%20Any%20Fruit%20OutHere.JPG "zzzze) Any Fruit OutHere.JPG")
%20Just%20Ate%20the%20PowerPill.JPG "zzzzf) Just Ate the PowerPill.JPG")
%20Yippy!%20Bonus!%20%3B-).JPG "zzzzg) Yippy! Bonus! ;-).JPG")
%20I%20won!.JPG "zzzzh) I won!.JPG")
%20Game%20Over.JPG "zzzzi) Game Over.JPG")
%20The%20Mojave%20Symbol.JPG "zzzzj) The Mojave Symbol.JPG")
%20As%20You%20Move%20From%20The%20Mojave%20Desert....JPG "zzzzk) As You Move From The Mojave Desert....JPG")
%20To%20The%20Colorado%20Desert%2C%20Joshua%20Trees%20Fade%20Away...JPG "zzzzl) To The Colorado Desert, Joshua Trees Fade Away...JPG")
%20SunSet.JPG "zzzzm) SunSet.JPG")
%20At%20the%20Northern%20Entrance-Exit%20Area.JPG "zzzzn) At the Northern Entrance-Exit Area.JPG")
%20Just%20After%207%20PM.JPG "zzzzo) Just After 7 PM.JPG")
%20David%20In%20His%20Element%20Taking%20Pictures%20%3B-).JPG "zzzzp) David In His Element Taking Pictures ;-).JPG")
%20SunLight%20and%20Shade.JPG "zzzzq) SunLight and Shade.JPG")
%20Dusk%20Settling%20In.JPG "zzzzr) Dusk Settling In.JPG")
%20Desert%20WildLife%20Comes%20Alive.JPG "zzzzs) Desert WildLife Comes Alive.JPG")
%20David%2C%20The%20Photographer%20%3B-).JPG "zzzzt) David, The Photographer ;-).JPG")
 It Cooled Off to a Nice Warm Temperature Now.JPG)
%20Looking%20Out%20Over%20Twentynine%20Palms.JPG "zzzzv) Looking Out Over Twentynine Palms.JPG")
%20Orientation%20Board%20Nearby%20North%20Entrance-Exit...ByeBye!.JPG "zzzzw) Orientation Board Nearby North Entrance-Exit...ByeBye!.JPG")
%20Distant%20RainClouds%20-%20Yucca%20Valley%20Area.JPG "zzzzx) Distant RainClouds - Yucca Valley Area.JPG")
%20Relaxing%20Before%20SleepyTime%20(After%20Dinner%20At%20the%20Local%20AppelBees).JPG "zzzzy) Relaxing Before SleepyTime (After Dinner At the Local AppelBees).JPG")