{"id":7833,"date":"2014-05-29T17:29:46","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T00:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/?p=7833"},"modified":"2014-05-29T17:29:46","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T00:29:46","slug":"joshua-tree-and-desert-hot-springs-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/29\/joshua-tree-and-desert-hot-springs-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Tree and Desert Hot Springs, California."},"content":{"rendered":"

We exited Mojave National Preserve via Kelbaker Road and Interstate 40. Rather than taking I-40 west towards Barstow, we continued southbound on Kelbaker Road outside of Mojave and connected with the old Route 66.<\/p>\n

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We stopped at this famous old Route 66 landmark called Roy’s Motel and Cafe in Amboy, CA. At its peak in the 1940s, there were 65 people who called Amboy their home town. All of the cross country traffic going into Los Angeles at that time came through here making Roy’s a popular stop for travelers.<\/p>\n

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Today the official population of Amboy is 4 and Roy’s closed in 1995. Since 2005, a restauranteur named Albert Okura bought the property and planned a reopening after renovating the property. It opened back up in 2008 after spending roughly $100,000 in repairs and renovations.<\/p>\n

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Just down the road from Roy’s is a shoe tree that we spotted on the way into town. On closer look we noticed that this tree had collapsed at some point probably due to the excessive weight from all of the shoes it was holding<\/p>\n

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We hopped back into the car and continued the rest of the way into Joshua Tree. Last time we were here with Josh and Jessa we stayed at one of our favorite dry camping spots in Pioneertown. This time we opted to boondock at the dry lake bed.<\/p>\n

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We first camped here last winter during our visit when all the campgrounds in the park were filled. It is actually a pretty neat place to camp with the wide and expansive view of the dry lake bed.<\/p>\n

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It might also happen to be a pretty nice spot to fly Josh’s new drone \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n