Joshua Tree - May 2003 / IMG_5860 Patrick and Lucy |
A bunch of neighbouring
campers set out to do this hike while they were visiting
during the weekend, and having spent hours shuttling cars, they never
actually made it
all the way through to Indian Cove. They said they hiked for about 9 hours,
though.
A few weeks before we went on
our trip, a man was lost in the park hiking one of the
more popular routes, approximately a mile from the road. At the time, I was
confused
as to how someone could get so badly lost in such short a time . But having
now visited
and seen what the place is like - it's easy. You can get turned
around so easily
or slip into a crevasse, as that man did. Luckily, he was visiting with his
son,
so they started a search for him very quickly and found him within a couple
of days.