Journey report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
I wished to sleep one evening within the desert.
I began late afternoon on the Bear Creek Oasis Path out of La Quinta Cove.
There are many strolling choices. I discovered the unsigned path heading in the direction of “Palm Oasis” utilizing AllTrails offline.
There’s a pleasant picnic space close to the beginning. No canines allowed previous this level.
The entire mountain climbing on this space is sweet. However there are only a few birds, reptiles, animals, or bugs.
When it acquired darkish, I regarded for a sandy spot to arrange my tent with a view over the city.
A really quiet evening.
I used the iPhone 16 Professional Night time Mode in RAW (ProRAW) for enhanced low-light element. This sky photograph appears to be like a lot better than what I might see with the bare eye.
Daybreak subsequent morning woke me.
It was shiny by 6am.
Early Sunday morning, hikers handed earlier than 7am. Adopted quickly after by path runners. This can be a good path to get some vertical. 708m elevation achieve in case you do your complete 15km return.
I climbed a little bit increased — then headed down for breakfast and occasional.
