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(REVISED) Joshua Tree Update - 12/22/08

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Posted by Paul Breitkreuz on December 20, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Okay, I finally spoke to a live person at the park just now. The park main roads are open, excluding Key's View road. They hope to have it cleared today by noon. Gates are suppose to remain open overnight allowing early morning entry tomorrow Sunday. :toast:

All parking areas have at least 1 foot of snow still on the ground. All campgrounds are still closed without any immediate update as to when they will open again. :frown:

ENJOY... :biggrin:
Posted by Floris van Breugel on December 20, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Thanks for the update, amazing there's that much snow there! Looks like it could be quite nice tomorrow, too bad I can't be down there then :(
Posted by Jetson Nguyen on December 20, 2008 at 6:50 PM
Sweet! I plan on making a trip there on t he way to Vegas on Monday. Thanks for the update.
Posted by Steve Sieren on December 22, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Wonder what the rain is doing out there now?? Thanks for the update Paul. Should of made it out there.
Posted by Paul Breitkreuz on December 22, 2008 at 4:28 PM
Steve, just saw your message here. Ya, I was out there for what was a long day yesterday. I left at 0400 & got back home about 0730 last night. I'm no expert, but I would have to say the snow must be at a lost cause state by now out there. Maybe today Monday it was not too bad, but with rising temps and now the rain in the area, I would just have to think most of it is going away pretty fast by now. I could actually see the change just yesterday as the temps got pretty warm out there. I think I got a couple keepers for my efforts anyway, but we'll see. :wink: