Joshua Tree National Park is where two deserts meet: the higher, cooler Mojave, home to the spiky Joshua trees, and the lower Colorado Desert. It's a playground for rock climbers and a certified International Dark Sky Park.
Bring more water than you think you'll need. There is very little inside the park.
From granite valleys to cliff-top highways and alpine lakes, these are the California places that belong on every bucket list.
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From the Colorado River to the Santa Monica Pier, California's stretch of Route 66 is full of desert ghost towns, neon and nostalgia.
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Salt flats below sea level, golden badlands and towering dunes. Death Valley is spectacular, if you visit at the right time.
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