North View Trail, Point 4155 and Point 4508 - 1.16.2017
The trailhead for the North View Trail is not really an official trailhead... there is a dirt parking area on the left side of the road... located ~1.8 miles from the West Entrance to the park... room for 6 cars.
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The North View Trail is located in the same area as the North Canyon Trail and the Maze Loop Trail.
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The North View Trail heads uphill... while the other two trails stay on the desert floor.
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Joshua Tree.
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Denali Girl heads up the North View Trail... lots of nice rock formations.
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That is Point 4155 in the foreground... looks like it might provide a nice view... the snow covered peak in the distance is 11,499 foot San Gorgonio Mountain.
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Heading for Point 4155... looking through the gap to the Yucca Valley.
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Denali Girl coming up to the top of Point 4155.
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From the summit of Point 4155 we are looking down on the town of Joshua Tree... with the snow covered San Bernardino Mountains on the horizon.
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Cholla Cactus and nice rocks.
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The North View Trail winding through the rocks.
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Continuing on the North View Trail.
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A selfie on the North View Trail.
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We are all so small.
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I decided to leave Denali Girl on the North View Trail and head cross country for Point 4508... she will continue on the trail and we will meet up a little later.
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Nearing the summit of Point 4508.
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I'm on the summit of Point 4508... looking north to the Yucca Valley... Denali Girl is on the North View Trail in the lower right of the photo.
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Looking down at the Park Blvd Road... with the San Bernardino Mountains on the horizon.
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Looking south from Point 4508 at the Little San Bernardino Mountains.
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I will go around these two rock piles as I continue east along the ridge from Point 4508.
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Looking back at Point 4508 in the left-center of the photo... you can see the North View Trail on the right.
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I'm working cross-country along the ridge... heading toward Denali Girl who is on the North View Trail.
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Somehow I convinced Denali Girl to leave the North View Trail and head cross-country with me back to the car.
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Easy cross country travel.
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Another mile or so of hiking to get back to the car... 4.3 miles roundtrip, gaining 1009 feet of elevation.
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