// Pacific Coast · 5–8 days
California Desert & Coast
Joshua Tree's twisted yuccas to Death Valley's salt flats and island sea caves.
/ the route
- Stop 01Joshua TreeCalifornia · 1 day · best october–april
Twisted yuccas and granite piles where the Mojave meets the Colorado Desert.
Hidden ValleyKeys ViewCholla Cactus Garden 
Stop 02Death ValleyCalifornia · 2 days · best november–marchThe hottest, lowest, driest park — a moonscape of salt flats and dunes.
Badwater BasinMesquite DunesZabriskie Point
Stop 03Channel IslandsCalifornia · 2 days · best may–octoberThe 'Galápagos of North America' — five islands of endemic species an hour off Ventura.
Painted Cave on Santa CruzAnacapa archChannel Islands fox
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