Here’s KOS, shared by Archi Jardy, a couple of members of our 4×4 Philippines (4x4PH) family, about to take on the cut trail inside Maysawa. From what I gather the trail was difficult and they weren’t really planning on still being inside when darkness fell. But then when 4-wheeling, just like mountain biking, we all know the journey is the destination.
Here’s another campsite shared by a fellow member from one of the camping groups I’m a member of. I just had to share it. Plus, he’s got an awesome truck!
Welp. I’m never listening to them again. 😂
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Camping + Bacon = A better breakfast!
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Here’s a simple little campsite from one of the Facebook groups I’m a member of. This tent sleeps 10 and I have to go look for a similar tent now that the kids are all older now. ✝️
When the family’s complete because the eldest son came to visit on his school break and you can’t take a leave from work you take advantage of nearby places to minimize travel time and will allow you do to a day trip.
One such place for us is the Joshua Tree National Park (aka JTNP.) With the abundance of open space, trails of all difficulty levels and lengths, and surrounded by awe-inspiring rock formations, a day trip is just not enough. But we’ll take what we can get with the time we have.
Joshua Tree National Park is an American national park in southeastern California, east of Los Angeles, near San Bernardino and Palm Springs. The park is named for the Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) native to the Mojave Desert.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Tree_National_Park
We hiked. We climbed. We watched. We learned. We explored. We talked. We laughed. We posed. We took photos. We ate. We played games.
Our hearts were full, being in the middle of another one of God’s breathtaking creations and in the middle of our own little loving family.
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More photos inside
Our friend Ponch from 4×4 Philippines shared this photo of him on top of his Daihatsu Feroza trying to figure out the right direction to go and which trail to take to be able to set up camp and finally eat. It may be a prank photo but based on first-hand experience these types of things are not far from happening. Getting lost and finding our way back just adds a whole lot of fun to the trip because on these kinds of 4-wheeling trips: the journey is the destination. ✝️
Waterslide falls. That’s the description of the ranger at the Visitor Center said when she was recommending us to visit.
The splendor of both the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks reminds me of the verse in Psalm 19:1 which reads, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.”
Though looking at the bodies of water we passed by and went to (raging rivers by the roadside, uniquely majestic waterfalls at the end of the trail), it all also points to God’s glory, to His creativeness, to His perfect handiwork as we all took it all in in awe.
More details about the trip soon.
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My son (using ProTecGamer as his handle) created his first vlog when we went hiking at the Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP) with our church’s youth ministry, CCF Elevate LA. It’s his first vlog so please be gracious, haha!
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Video inside