re: National Parks are too crowded

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So Joshua tree is not worth the time? I was kind of wondering if some people held that opinion. Seems like once you’ve seen one of those trees you’ve seen them all

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Here's the story: I was working in Palm Springs. The wife came along because it was near our anniversary. After work one day, we jumped in the car and drove a good hour just to get to the park.

Once in the park, it was an hour to get to where the trees actually grow. So I drove and hour through the desert just to get to the point where I needed to drive another hour through the desert to see an area the size of 6 football fields where these Dr. Seuss-looking things grow.

Then it was another hour and a half to get out of the park, because the wife wanted to see if there was anything else to see. There wasn't.

Except for the trees, it's desert with a bunch of uninteresting rocks.

If you like camping, I can maybe see a reason to be there, but it was not my cup of tea at all.