Willow Hole - 1.24.2017

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Not sure why the sign says Keys West, but the trailhead for this hike is the Boy Scout Trail in Joshua Tree National Park... a 6.5 mile drive from the West Entrance to the park.
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We will hike the Boy Scout Trail for 1.2 flat miles and connect with the Willow Hole Trail.
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Denali Girl, Nanda and Anna Purna hanging out with a Joshua Tree.
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Love the Joshua trees.
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After hiking 1.2 miles we will leave the Boy Scout Trail and start hiking on the Willow Hole Trail.
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Looking back at the field of Joshua trees we just hiked through... with a nice desert sky above.
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The snow covered San Bernardino Mountains on the horizon.
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Heading for the Wonderland of Rocks.
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Taking a break in the Wonderland of Rocks... lots of rocks to choose from.
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Yucca Cactus.
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We have left the open desert and are entering the Wonderland of Rocks.
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Looks like the last mile or so of hiking to Willow Hole might be a wet one.
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Denail Girl and Nanda are doing some boulder hopping.
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The path is narrow in places.
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One giant step for Nanda.
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Denali Girl passes through a narrow part of the path.
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A large wash in the Wonderland of Rocks.
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Having some fun near the Willow Hole.
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Almost there.
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Willow Hole... we will fight through the tree branches and find a place for lunch.
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Yes... it froze here last night.
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Maybe we can find a nice lunch spot over by the big boulder.
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The ladies take a break while I scramble up a little higher.
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One of many many walls of rock in the Wonderland of Rocks... after lunch we traced our steps back to the car... 7.25 miles roundtrip, gaining 255 feet of elevation.
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Posing near the Cottonwood Entrance of the park... after our hike near the west entrance we drove through the park and came out on the south side of the park.