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Desert / Ghost Town Trek #32b

Joshua Tree National Park backroads, April 2013
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Lastly took the long drive out to Covington Flat from the northwest corner of the park entrance. Not much here, but it's the road less travelled and you can get a picnic table when the rest of the park is packed.
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Took a road up to Eureka Peak and was delighted to find our own private version of the type of view seen from Keys View.
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Took a trip out of the park to check out Giant Rock, north of Landers, CA.
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I knew it was big but was not prepared for this.
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It's insane!
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The smaller (but still giant) piece popped off in the year 2000, so visitors for centuries prior would have seen it as a single rock.
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