{"id":5461,"date":"2021-04-12T22:58:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T14:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=5461"},"modified":"2021-08-30T03:34:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T19:34:13","slug":"20210412joshua-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/12\/20210412joshua-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3 of 2021 Joshua Tree National Park Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

Third day of my April 2021 southern California trip. I would spend a second full day in Joshua Tree National Park, visiting parts of the park that I left out during my first day of visit: Fortynine Palms Oasis, Split Rock, Barker Dam and Keys View.<\/p>\n

\"Fortynine<\/a>

<\/br>Fortynine Palms Oasis<\/p><\/div>\n

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Monday, April 12. While most attractions of Joshua Tree National Park could be visited in one full day, I had enough time for my visit to southern California this spring that I devoted two days to it. Today, I would be visiting the parts of the park that I skipped last Saturday, starting with Fortynine Palms Oasis.<\/p>\n

Fortynine Palms Oasis<\/span><\/h3>\n

Located off the main park road, Fortynine Palms Oasis seemed like an exclave of Joshua Tree National Park. Yet its high rating among the park\u2019s trails spoke to its appeal and popularity. While it\u2019s similar to Lost Palms Oasis that I hiked two days ago, where a long hike from trailhead led to an oasis in the desert with soaring palm trees, the trail is shorter at Fortynine Palm Oasis, and one could reach closer to the more spectacular cluster of palm trees here, so I definitely would recommend Fortynine Palm Oasis over Lost Palms Oasis.<\/p>\n

\"Butterfly<\/a>

<\/br>Butterfly on Flower<\/p><\/div>\n

As for the trail, it’s a 5km out-and-back to Fortynine Palm Oasis with 194m of total elevation gain. Starting from trailhead, it’s a gentle slope up a small hill, before descending down to the oasis at about trailhead elevation level.
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