U2s "Joshua Tree" - Have you found what you're looking for?

[Snow Nymph]

Friday, 18 April 2008 (day 1 of 3)
U2s Fallen Joshua Tree

PHOTOS: http://snownymph.smugmug.com/gallery/47 ... 6971_cHt5W

I saw Steve Hall's report on U2s Fallen Joshua Tree from early March. Then I saw Quandary's photos from early April. Now I had “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” going thru my head. So when I left after work, I had U2 playing on my iPod. I found a place to pull over and sleep. In the morning I drove to the site, and “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” played. I started walking, and 2 minutes later two F-18s flew over me (really loud). Pretty cool! I stayed by "the fallen tree" for an hour, taking photos, looking thru the U2ube (register), watching lizards come up to the tree, just soaking it all in. What a cool spot!


The fallen tree - 2008


Photo of the tree from 1998 (from joshuatreenationalpark.net writeup)


The plaque


The register

[Trekker]

VERY cool pics, Snowy!!! You certainly do get to some interesting sites! Thanks for posting!

P.S. Did the pilots waggle their wings for you?

[Snow Nymph]

Lamont Peak from Canebrake Road
Part 2 of my day: http://snownymph.smugmug.com/gallery/47 ... 4235_oj9k3

First rattler


Second rattler was bigger


Flowers within a flower


Nice summit!

[Snow Nymph]

VERY cool pics, Snowy!!! You certainly do get to some interesting sites! Thanks for posting!

P.S. Did the pilots waggle their wings for you?

thanks! I don't know what that pilot was doing, I was taking pix while covering my ears. It was so close, I had to yell out as it went by! I shoulda



Here's a video taken by one of the fans that signed the register.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DA22DZzarg

[madeintahoe]

Very cool pictures of the JT adventure.

Cori those rattlers are beautiful....the markings they have are absolutly gorgeous
How lucky you were to get such great photos of them.

Lamont Peak looks like a really nice area..love the rocks
Thank you for always sharing your adventures...been so long since I have commented here

[Snow Nymph]

MIT, good to see you back!

So glad someone else enjoys the snakes like I do. Most people don't like them. I just love the patterns on them. Calhiker had a few (not rattlers) that I was able to hold. Pretty awesome!

Maybe I'll see more this weekend! Off to the desert again!

[Rosabella]

I'll ditto the comments on the rattlers.... they're great! I think what I like most about them is watching how they move - it's amazing!

I really enjoy reading your (and everyone's) trip reports... I'm getting pretty tired of the view of the inside of the ballet center . I am definately looking forward to this summer!

[Snow Nymph]

Watching how they move, and holding them when they move is pretty awesome! (not rattlers)