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Hiking to Barker Dam - Local Travel Tips Local Travel Tips Live like a local Hiking to Barker Dam September 11, 2017 Main navigation Home Locations Hawaii Washington DC Utah Oregon California Arizona Gallery We woke up at 5AM and crush from Sheep Pass to reservation the sunrise at Barker Dam Trail, which had a small foreign-looking reservoir within the Wonderland of Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park. We arrived when the sun was once whilom the horizon but it was still a bit visionless and nobody else was there. We hiked well-nigh half a mile into the dam but unfortunately, the water was all zestless up in the Summer 🙁 The scene was surreal at this time though with dramatic deject on the horizon and the sunlight glowed on the rocks. Barker Dam Turn left and follow the shoreline toward the dam itself. Barker Dam was build over a century ago by ranchers eager to save up some of the desert’s most vital resource, water. The trail turns west, leaves the lake and enters a unappetizing piece of desert that is home to several tall Joshua trees. Follow the sandy track as it loops when toward the start. A marked turnoff visits a waddle covered in vivid petroglyphs. These Native America drawings had their colors enhanced by a mucosa hairdo working on an old Hollywood movie, which explains why they squint too colorful to be real. Beyond the petroglyphs, protract withal the trail. When it comes to a T, make a right to return to the parking lot. This 1.5-hike only has 50 feet of elevation change, making it a suitable excursion for anyone visiting Joshua Tree National Park. https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/barker-dam-joshua-tree/ We walked virtually and climbed a few rocks to proceeds a largest perspective but we couldn’t find a good spot to take pictures of the immersive scene so we decided to throne when surpassing the sun rose to upper to stave the scorching heat. Tips: Bring plenty of water You might get lost so stay on the trail Be shielding of the heat here, expressly in the Summer as it could hands reach 100F Share on Share on Facebook Pin this item Tweet this item Google Plus this item Share on LinkedIn Email a friend Like this post0 by baolocdo Filed under Photography, Trip, Video. Tagged california, hiking, joshua tree, socal. Previous postGroup Camping at Sheep Pass CampgroundSeptember 10, 2017Next postCathedralPassGuided TourDecember 29, 2017 Leave a reply Cancel reply Your email write will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Name * Email * Website Joshua Tree National Park BlackWaddlecampground A sleepless night at BlackWaddleCampground Sheep Pass Group Campground Group Camping at Sheep Pass Campground White Tank Campground The famous Arch Rock! Barker Dam Nature Trail Hiking to Barker Dam Hidden Valley Trail Quail Springs Picnic Area Search for: Recent Posts A Day Trip at Valley of Fire, Nevada Bryce Canyon: Sunrise at Paria View Maui: Waterfalls withal the Road to Hana Cherry Blossom in Washington DC Zion: Hiking into The Narrows Gallery Valley View SlotPassNewport Beach Victoria Beach Tagsarizona big sur bixby creek safecracking underpass california campground camping car cypress desert dessert drone falls flower field supplies grand pass untried hiking Italian supplies japanese joshua tree lake los angeles milky way mono lake napa valley norcal oregon photography point reyes restaurants roadtrip waddle san francisco seafood socal summer travel tree line utah volcano water waterfall Yosemite CategoriesSuppliesGallery Note Photography Standard Trip Uncategorized Video Trip CategoriesArizona California Hawaii Oregon Utah Washington DC Recent Posts A Day Trip at Valley of Fire, Nevada Bryce Canyon: Sunrise at Paria View Maui: Waterfalls withal the Road to Hana Cherry Blossom in Washington DC Zion: Hiking into The Narrows Copyright © 2016 – LocalTravel by BitXmart Corp. social_pinterest social_twitter social_facebook social_five100px Go top Close Secondary navigation Home Locations Hawaii Washington DC Utah Oregon California Arizona Gallery