Exploring the Mojave Desert's Joshua Tree Forest

After reading about the fires north of Flagstaff, I rethought our plans to not involve Flagstaff but to stop in Williams instead for our Grand Canyon day. . I asked the kids if they would rather spend an extra two hours in the car to be able to say they went to California and the Mojave Desert - it was unanimous. . And so we saw the largest forest of Joshua Trees in the world, watched a video, saw sand dunes and cool boulder-mountain things, desert tortoises, and lots of different colors of brush. Makes it pretty in the subtle differences. . And, yes, I rethought the trip several times. Hot, less traffic, no cell signal... what if something happens... but that stubborn perseverance won out. And we’re glad we went... although it would have been better to get to the hotel earlier. .