To Yuma and Home through Joshua Tree

No Curly Fries Today at the Stone Cabin Oasis

Looking for Curly Fries

Just North of Slab City

Indio

Indio

Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree Ocotillo Patch

Every year we have been going to Yuma to buy dates from a farm there that has the best Medjhool Dates that are picked fresh in October. This is a good reason to make a photo trip and the weather was perfect the other day. FromYuma went west then up the east side of the Salton Sea. Made a brief stop at Slab City just beyond Salvation Mountain, East Jesus, and Bombay Beach on the Salton Sea. Wanted to get to Box Canyon before dark so didn't spend much time at these other locations. After Box Canyon spent the night in Indio then want up to Joshua Tree National Park the next day driving through Box Canyon on the way.

Box Canyon

Evening in Box Canyon

Collapsed  Tree in Box Canyon

Box Canyon near Indio California was the original road going East long before the freeway was built.  I was first on it almost 50 years ago when I was driving from California to Phoenix in my Bugeye Sprite. A massive flood had closed a eastbound section of the freeway but I was told about the road through Box Canyon was open so took it East until it joined up with the freeway. Even with the rain coming down I remember that curvy road through the narrow canyon. It's only lately that I have gotten back there on some photo trips.

Cloud Museum

Several times on trips to Yuma I had seen The Cloud Museum but had never stopped. Today there was time and the light was good for photography and the owner said I could bring my camera and tripod and take as many photos as I liked. The open air Cloud Museum has the largest collection of old cars I have ever seen. There were over 100 Model T's and over 50 Model A Fords among other vehicles and antique machines. Could easy spend a whole day there and not see it all.