Desert Naturalist Classes

Mystery of the Wonderland of Rocks

Date/Time: Sunday, November 8, 8 am - Afternoon
Meet at: Joshua Tree Visitor Center
Fee: $60 ($50 JTNPA/PINE members)
Instructor: Mark Wheeler, M. S., Education
  Outdoor Guide/Desert Naturalist
Hike Level: Strenuous, Extreme

Discover the mystery of Joshua Tree National Park’s Wonderland of Rocks. Known for its breathtaking beauty, confusing corridors, and gigantic granite formations, the Wonderland is a fascinating stony wilderness in the heart of the Mojave Desert. Outdoor guide and naturalist Mark Wheeler will lead participants on an investigation of the ecology and geology that creates this magical environment. Persons attending must be in good physical condition, have excellent balance, comfortable spending the day rock scrambling, and covering up to eight miles through some of the most amazing terrain in the park.

hiking in the wonderland of rocks
Photograph by Robb Hannawacker

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