// 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 spring & summerFive wind-swept islands off the California coast — the 'Galápagos of North America.'
Anacapa ArchPainted CaveSanta Cruz Island
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