Joshua Tree National Park is a massive park with campgrounds, lots and lots of trails ...long and short, easy and not so easy.... and downright brutal...and a lot of rock climbing for novices and pros.
This is Arch Rock which is on a very short 1/2 Mile "loop" trail that is adjacent to White Tanks Campground. This arch is not huge - about 20 feet across and around 5 ft at the arch but the shape is reminiscent of the much larger rock arches seen in the beautiful National Parks Arches, Canyonlands, and others. The distinct granite here is mistakenly refered-to by many as "sandstone." Well, this is not sandstone but it looks lt.

I have taken far too much time here, but Joshua Tree National Park is one of those parks that were almost in the "secret' category for a long time.

We are getting close to the time I will show you the Joshua Tree and other plants - stay tuned :-)