Hey you guys, it's Phoebe here from Little Grey Box with Matt behind the camera
and on this channel, we share with you all our experiences and tips to help you travel well
and in today's episode, I'm going to be sharing with you our top five
favourite things to do in Joshua Tree and Joshua Tree National Park
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Located in Southern California, Joshua Tree National Park straddles the
Colorado and Mojave Deserts now this destination is so beautiful both Matt
and I were blown away by the landscape and just how gorgeous and scenic it is
Now when you arrive you will most likely be doing what we did which is arriving
into Joshua Tree the town which sits north just above Joshua Tree National Park
now in terms of accommodation we stayed at an Airbnb in Joshua Tree and
we absolutely loved it it was affordable and it gave us our own space and a sense
of freedom and ability to move around now before you head into the National
Park you're gonna want to make sure that you get your Parks Pass in advance it
just makes things a little bit easier and quicker and it gives you the chance
to pick up a map and have a talk to the parks people about all of the things
that you're gonna want to see and do and they are great with giving you advice as well
now our Parks Pass cost USD$30 for 7 days and it covered all of
the occupants of our car. You are going to need lots of water, plenty of food
make sure you have a full tank of gas because obviously there's nowhere to buy
supplies or fill up your fuel tank once you're inside the National Park
Now whatever you do just make sure you do not touch any of the Joshua trees in
fact just don't really touch any of the plants and not the wildlife either
Joshua trees are actually protected under state and federal law so that means
no touching, no leaning no climbing,
don't put a hammock in one of them just leave them be they're a very important
part of the ecosystem please make sure that whatever you bring into the
National Park, you take back out with you We visited a few different places inside
the National Park and these ones were our favourites...
Cholla Cactus Garden, Arch Rock, Skull Rock, Intersection Rock,
Hidden Valley, Barker Dam and the Jumbo Rocks
Now our trip to Joshua Tree was part of another trip that we were
doing in San Diego and that is a great way to see the area it's the perfect
add-on DIY road trip experience and we just spent a couple of nights out there
and that was more than enough for us you could easily add it on as a road trip
to a destination you were visiting like San Diego, LA, Las Vegas, Phoenix or even Tucson
Now because Joshua Tree is quite a small town that means that the food
options are also quite small in number so expect to see quite a few queues or
to have to kind of join a bit of a lineup to wait to get a spot at a
restaurant or even to get your takeaway or pizza for example but that's okay
because it isn't definitely worth it our favorite spot for breakfast was the
Crossroads Cafe I absolutely love it here there food and coffee are both
amazing they have great service it's well priced and super super delicious
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Speaking of lunch our all-time favourite lunch spot was Natural Sisters Cafe
again there was a bit of a queue here on the days that we visited but the food
was so good we just kept going back you guys they have a great menu packed with
healthy and fresh delicious options Matt and I got addicted to their wraps which
were really good value and incredibly flavoursome....
Be sure to drown them in hot sauce because they are absolutely fantastic
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Once the sun goes down you're gonna want to head to the Joshua Tree Saloon for dinner
we found this place was really well priced and a really fun way to end our day
Founded in 1946 by a group of Hollywood
investors Pioneertown was established as an old wild wild
west movie set and it is a really cool place to explore you guys they have
these 1880s style shop fronts you can go inside and pick up some you know local
goodies they've got some really cool clothes arts crafts and gifts they even
had some really cool displays when we were there you know somebody was kind of
doing some old-school maybe lume weaving might be the term there they even
had some farm animals it was a really great spot especially if you had little
kids or even if you just keen for a really great spot for photographs that
is the place to visit but of course when you visit Joshua Tree the focus is
definitely going to be on the National Park that is where we spent the bulk of
our time and these other activities I've listed they would just kind of filler spots
these were just when we needed to eat or we had a little bit of spare time
and wanted to do something else I am so glad that Matt and I made the effort to
go to Joshua Tree it was well worth it it was something I had wanted to do for
a really long time and when we went to San Diego I realized if I didn't go now
when it was so close I may never visit so if you are in a similar situation
definitely make sure you make the effort you only need a couple of days to get
out there, see, explore and then you can check it off your travel bucket list
Trust me... it's well worth it
So I would love to know you guys
have you ever thought about visiting Joshua Tree National Park
Is it something that you would be interested in have you seen photos of it
and loved it and if yes what do you think? Tell me, I would love to know the
spots that we've listed to any of them appeal to your let us know in the
comments below I have this dream of mine to do all of the National Parks in the
US so I think I need to write those up and start ticking them off and working
through them all because the US truly does have some amazing spots
Alright you guys my neighbour has started mowing his lawn so that means it's time for us to
wrap this video up thank you so much for watching I really hope you enjoyed it
now you guys we have a full-length travel guide video here on YouTube for
you to watch and we also have some great travel guides on the website for you too
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say hello in the comments below I hope you have a great weekend and I will see
you with a brand new episode next week
love ya!
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