Easy Park Hikes -- The Cholla Cactus Garden In Joshua Tree National Park
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 21st, 2011 2:15am
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A geologic showcase that is a climber's gymnasium, plus two different desert settings, are on display in Joshua Tree National Park. Straddling the geographic divide that splits the Mojave Desert from an element of the Sonoran Desert, the park located about two hours east of Los Angeles in Southern California is both a day tripper's paradise and an adventurer's escape.
Chollas are some of the most beautiful, and most painful, cacti that you'll come across in Joshua Tree National Park. Visit the park's Cholla Cactus Garden and you can walk among hundreds of them. Just keep your distance, as the slightest touch will send one of their spines into your flesh.
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