Dog day afternoon

A spectacular and violent afternoon spent in Joshua Tree National Park. We missed the worst of the storm but did spend 10 minutes in rain so heavy it was not possible to see more than a few metres. The sunset after the storm had passed was equally spectacular.

The small town of 29 Palms was not so lucky and experienced flash flooding, hail and mud slides.

Joshua Tree National Park California.

The southern park entrance is located 25 miles east of Indio on Highway 1, about one hour from Palm Springs. Unfortunately when we were there in September the temperature was over 100 F. so doing any of the hiking trails was not an option. There are hundreds of miles of hiking trails with camping facilities along the way, something to put on the to do list if ever we are in the USA during the winter. 
More info. here http://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm