A trip with my dad that was supposed to be mountains, but the forest got shut down with fire issues. We pivoted to some warmer desert adventures, including Death Valley, Alabama Hills, and Joshua Tree.
September 5, 2021
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In 2021 California closed every national forest in the state for a stretch over fire danger, which torched a lot of mountain plans. The move when that happens is to drop to the desert and the national parks, which run on different rules — Death Valley, the Alabama Hills, Joshua Tree.
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Context for the pivot: in 2021 California closed every national forest in the state for a stretch due to fire danger, which torched a lot of mountain plans. The move when that happens is to drop to the desert and the national parks, which run on different rules — so we leaned into Death Valley, the Alabama Hills, and Joshua Tree. The trade is heat, and in early September that’s a real one, so it’s a dawn-and-dusk kind of trip.
