The third weekend in October, in the rain - we packed up the truck and headed East to the desert.  Joshua Tree National Park is such a pleasure to have close by for those quick weekend get-aways.

We left at 4:30 AM in the pouring rain.  By 7:30 we were staking the tent in radiant October sun and blue autumn sky.

For the next 3 days we explored, bouldered, hiked, and relaxed in our little space under the sun and stars.  We had not been out in a long time, and the trip filled our craving to be "OUTDOORS".

Photo: Thumbnails of our trip. Click any of them to go to the slideshow.