Spiky Plants and Sticky Rocks

On Friday I drove to Joshua Tree, CA, where I met my friend Zach Wilson. I feel like I’ve been smelling exhaust fumes occasionally on long drives so I ended up getting the muffler replaced. It probably should’ve been done when I got my tailpipe replaced, but either way, it’s working well and I haven’t noticed any exhaust fumes since.

Zach and I spent Friday evening driving through Joshua Tree National Park. The rock formations were very cool, and the Joshua Trees and Chola Cacti were so unique. We took Zach’s Tacoma on an off-road trail called Pinkham Canyon and saw some awesome scenery. Jackrabbits kept jumping out in front of us! We finished the trail just before dark and then headed back to the campsite for the night. This morning we went back into the park to do some climbing on some of the rock/boulder formations. The rocks were unbelievably grippy, it felt like you could almost walk up a vertical face! After leaving Joshua Tree we came to Anaheim for the afternoon and spent a few hours on Newport Beach. I can’t believe I made it to the Pacific Ocean! Thanks so much to Zach for meeting up with me, and thanks to his girlfriend Kayleigh for letting my crash for the night!

Some of my best photos are on my camera, but here are a few for now: