Cottonwood Joshua tree

First stop was lunch and browsing in Palm Springs and then a lovely sunset at Cottonwood Campground in Joshua Tree. Great hike to Mastodon peak in the morning.
The Cahuilla tribe harvested jojoba nuts and blue berries from California juniper trees to eat raw and dry for later. They used creosote leaves and seeds for many medicinal needs. We hiked by bedrock mortar holes where they sat by the palm oasis to grind flour. They lived in this area for hundreds of years without environmental impact and always honored the spirit of the plants and animals they ate.
Cottonwood campground is in the Colorado desert so need to drive further into the park to the Mojave desert to see Joshua trees.Read more