Joshua Tree National Park is certainly one of the best National Parks in the US. Some rate it the best. I am live from Joshua Tree in Joshua-Tree-National-Park-Bob Davis Podcast 1150.

Of course it is a far dry from the dry lake bed I’ve been staying at for over a month.

Although the dry lake bed has its charms.

Equally important is the fact that I am growing partial to National Parks.

Of course getting stuck for a month in the Grand Canyon is pretty great. Listen to the Grand Canyon Podcast here.

It’s important to realize the difference between the Bureau Of Land Management ‘camp’ sites…

As well as the National Forests, State Parks and of course the National Parks.

Although you have to pay in a national park…and most forests and of course state parks.

And you have a fourteen day limited stay…

Altogether it’s worth it.

Especially if you take the time to investigate various discount passes you can get.

In addition I spend a little time in this podcast talking about recent issues with the Bureau of Land Management’s stewardship of the land.

In the same fashion while I know many nomads consider it a badge of honor of they never pay camp fees.

To be sure free is good.

However balanced against the state of some ‘free’ campgrounds I wonder whether ‘free’ is actually worth it.

Furthermore Joshua Tree National Park has a special vibe.

For one thing two deserts come together in the park.

Therefore one part of a stay in the park might be completely different from another part.

Equally important are the hiking options throughout the park.

Finally I don’t really do travel tips and I talk about this a fair amount in this podcast.

Presently there are plenty of travel tip and advice videos available on YouTube.

But I think the real juice of travel is discovering it on our own.

Now I have certainly gotten myself into more than one mess with this attitude,

On the other hand in the end, it has been worth it.

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