Our vacations in the past few years have been centered heavily around National Parks because I have been on a crusade to visit (and hopefully camp in) all of them. It’s a slow crusade considering I’ve only been able to visit one to two a year and there are 59 of them, but it’s one that I hope to continue as our family ages. :)

Here’s a few shots of our visit to Joshua Tree.

my botched attempt at star trails. I didn’t set something properly so SOOC, this photo looked like daylight. even with some photo editing, it couldn’t be saved. 

I tried again, but got tired of waiting and decided sleep was more important.

3 hours later, we woke up to watch the sunrise. 

I found a family of joshua trees. 

Our little neighborhood. We slept without the fly cover and it was glorious.

They’re like palm trees but from Dr. Seuss. 

my lovely friend Jenn. 

The rest of the photos are of food. First things first. not pictured: spicy little peppers. 

maple bacon donuts & beignets

Poke bar! Like Chipotle but with ASIAN THINGS! AND NO CILANTRO! 

The best meal of my life. No naengmyun will ever compare…