Triple digit summers, Joshua trees in every direction, a tourist hot spot for those who are seeking clarity, the utter boredom of every day, this is not your average desert--welcome to Yucca Valley. Generally, the scenery is labeled as bland, empty, incomplete; to the untrained eye it really is all of this; vast mountains of emptiness, one single highway littered with ‘mom-and-pop’ shops; simplicity can be beautiful though. The town is full of wonder, hidden wildlife in the distance, cacti and native shrubberies in full bloom, and when the sun sets the stars come out to play—nothing can equate to the beauty of seeing the clusters of far off nebula.
The desert can be a stunning place—unless of course you go to the Yucca Valley Park, home of…