Cycling California

I. San Diego to
Joshua Tree National Park



Spring valley

Stopping for nourishment in Spring Valley, the morning of our first day



View from the hills above Julian, a quaint (but heavily touristed) town

Descending from Julian into the desert plain below...


Katharine lengthens the lead in front of me...


Although I manage to catch up to her when she stops to take a picture... 


...of the sunsetting over the hills 


Looking back from outside the Tamarisk Grove (campground) where we stayed.



Hiking to Palm Canyon Springs (in Anzo-Borrego Park)


Cactus bloom just outside Borrego Springs



My rear wheel (unable to support my load) kept breaking spokes.
So I went in to Palm Springs to buy a new rim.
This is a wind farm on the outskirts of the city.



The trees that give Joshua Tree National Park its name.



The aptly named Skull Rock, in Joshua Tree National Park.


Bicycle Touring - California/Nevada (Dec. 2000)

     1.  San-Diego - Joshua Tree

     2.  Blythe - Death Valley