Yesterday I took my first trip to Joshua Tree National Park. I can't believe I lived here for 5 years in Southern California and didn't visit but that's another story for another day. We had a good friend in town visiting from Chicago. When we turned on the weather channel yesterday morning, the headline literally read "California: Dought to DELUGE". As they were predicting rainfall up to 1" per hour, we quickly devised a new plan to escape the storm. Checking the weather report for Joshua Tree, rain was not predicted until after sunset so we packed up the car and headed inland. The drive is actually quite enjoyable and a pit stop in Temecula on the way proved fruitful finding a new favorite lunch spot at The Goat & Vine. We arrived at the park around 2 pm and the clouds were already filling in. The wind gusts were incredible, ripping through the desert. We hit the highlights stopping in Hidden Valley, Jumbo Rocks and White Tank. These are some of my favorite B&W captures from the day.
