Recently, I posted an article about the Joshua Tree National Park. Today we’re going to take a short video tour of this amazing American national park in the desert!

“140 miles east of Los Angeles, you’ll find the Joshua Tree National Park. On the drive there, you may see wildfires burning in the distance. You’ll also see tons of wind turbines generating green energy.

Before driving into the park, we grabbed some dinner at Sam’s Indian Restaurant. Indian meets Italian here with this delicious chicken tikka pizza.

Established in 1994, this national park includes two deserts – the Mojave and the Colorado. It is named for the Joshua tree forests that inhabit the land. Driving through the park is great, but to get the full experience you should camp for a few nights. There are nine campgrounds in the park, such as Hidden Valley. In the distance, people look very small standing on the massive rock formations. With little daylight left, we walked around the campground to take in the views. As the sun went down over the desert, we climbed up one huge rock to get a bird’s eye view of the campground and a good spot to watch the sunset.

The next day, we hiked to the top of Ryan Mountain. This three-mile hike is listed as strenuous, but we didn’t think it was that difficult. At the summit of 5,461 feet, you get amazing views of the desert.

That afternoon, we took a drive to visit the Integraton. George van Tassel supposedly built this structure based on advice given to him by aliens from Venus. It’s a great place to chill out after a morning of hiking, with a little hammock village, plenty of couches and chairs, and even some mist to cool you down. Inside of the Integraton itself, there is a little shrine full of items donated by people who have visited. You can take part in a relaxing 60-minute sound bath, but no video is allowed.

Back in the park, we went on one more hike along the Hidden Valley nature walk. This one-mile loop is easy and relaxing. With no other people anywhere in sight, we enjoyed a moment of peace and solitude out in the desert. Overall, it was a great trip to the Joshua Tree National Park.”