We made our last trip up to Joshua Tree Park tonight - our seven day pass expires today. Decided to try again for sunset views and sightings of creatures - hoped to hear coyotes. We heard many Gambel's quail and one mockingbird on the trip up to the viewpoint. We decided that quail sound and act like life is one long panic station (which it probably is!). They scurry in one direction then another madly chattering to one another across the path as we walked along. In the meantime, the mockingbird sings fifteen different songs a minute - Bill catches about 1/4 of them when the bird hits the low notes.
We made it up to the top of the ridge in time to watch the sun go down (you can see the path down below). Then, for one scary moment, just as the last bit of light was disappearing, we debated which path was the right trail to get us back down the other side of the steep ridge. We made it down before the first stars came out and as we walked back to the car an owl flew silently over our heads and landed in a nearby Joshua Tree. It was too dark to see what kind. No sound of coyotes but still a fabulous way to end a day.
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