Day 1 - Tuesday, March 24, 2026

We left the house in Arizona at 8am and headed west to Joshua Tree National Park.  Our driver Connie and Navigator Brenda (yes, that is the opposite of what it normally is) did an excellent job and we arrived about 11:30.  The first stop was at the park sign we were assumed the position of our official picture.

The next stop was a the Cottonwood Visitor Center where we talked to a Ranger who advised us on how to see the park in an afternoon and what things not to miss.  Water is not available in the park so we filled our water bottles and had lunch in the only picnic area that had shade before we left this area.