Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Joshua Tree with the Cub Scouts

Only in Southen California - camping in November! After Thanksgiving, the local cub scout troop went camping in Joshua Tree National Park. I really like this park, especially in the fall and spring. The weather was ideal - low 60's in the daytime, and high 40's at night, but not a cloud in the sky. Besides camping, hiking and climbing, we were able to see a rare close encounter of Venus and Jupiter in the night sky. Actually, because of the clear air, it was hard to find constellations - there were just too many stars out there!
If you get a chance to visit Joshua Tree National Park - run, don't walk!

Look, we're really here!


The camping scounts and siblings pose near the tents.


A Joshua Tree. as photographed on the kid's camera


Hiding in the cleft of the rocks - the kids had more fun climbing in caves and scaling HUGE (50 ft or more!) summits in the rocks. Gave a few of the moms short breaths and skipped heartbeats, but no children were injured in the filming of the weekend.
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