Down and Dirty Boulder adventure!

Starting off our trip from Palm Springs we will have a short 1.5 hour drive to Joshua Tree National Park. A nice 3.5 miles of hiking will take us into lunch near Wall Street mill, a historic gold ore crushing mill from the 1940's. After the hike out from Barker Dam we will continue our day to our home for the week and set up camp! A delicious guide prepared meal will slow you down to enjoy the first nights sunset over camp.

Hike: Wall Street Mill/Barker Damn 3-4 miles 2700 ft elevation. 80ft gain, 80ft decent. 

Lunch/Dinner included

Waking to breakfast and coffee we will prepare our lunches and start our hike for the day...The Maze! Top notch guides will lead you through this rugged desert landscape and into some of the highest and coolest views in the park. Rocky ridgetops and sweeping views fill the day while exploring the viewpoints dotting the loop. Having lunch on trail we will take in the views of Twenty Nine Palms, a Marine Corps base, and the mojave desert. Returning to camp for dinner we can find the perfect spot for tonight's sunset....or stay up late for some of the darkest skies in California!

Hike: The Maze 6-7 miles. 2700 ft elevation. 750ft gain, 750 decent

Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner included

Another great breakfast starts our day as we prepare lunch for todays hike. Heading off the beaten path we will get away from the crowds and surround ourselves with the largest joshua tree you'll see! Scenic views will pop in and out as we follow sandy washes and up and over rocky hills filled with high desert trees and brush not noticed in the lower elevations. Back to camp for guide prepared dinner and another sunset for the books!

Hike: Panorama Loop 6-7 miles. 4000 ft elevation. 1160 ft gain, 1160 decent

Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner included

Coffee and breakfast gets you in the mood for one of the coolest areas in the park! A soft rolling trail leads us into a special area that gets us surrounded by giant rock formations and balancing boulders igniting your imagination on how they got there! After playing in the rock garden and getting over the awe of the towering sentinels we will return to camp. Our last dinner of the trip lets us mull over the weeks views as we watch the bats fill the night sky and settle down for the evening. 

Hike: Willow Hole via Boy Scout trail 7-8 miles. 3000 ft elevation. 750 ft gain, 750 ft decent

Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner included

Our final breakfast starts our morning and we prep our lunch for the trail.  A short hike combined with some good ol' fashioned work will get us up the 1050ft of elevation for one of the best views in the park! Lunch on trail as we take in the last of our high elevation views we return to the van and start our travels back to Palm Springs. Arriving back to the hotel around 4-5pm. No fly outs before 7pm please!

Hike: Ryan Mountain. 4.3 miles. 3000 ft elevation. 1075 ft gain, 1075 ft decent

Breakfast/Lunch included