Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

You don’t get to peddle hatred on saturday and offer condolences on sunday.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

The willow is too close to the house.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

“More of this”, i said to the dog.

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

The worst democrat is better than the best republican.

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

Accountability, motherfuckers.

You cannot shame the shameless.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

The republican caucus is already covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

I did not have telepathic declassification on my 2022 bingo card.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. let’s win this.

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

Bark louder, little dog.

Battle won, war still ongoing.

Infrastructure week. at last.

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Benw

In May 2022, my family and I took our first trip home to see my parents and brother and his fam since pre-pandemic. We spent two nights at Jumbo Rocks campground and it was spectacular. Our first mistake was bringing a pile of Long Islanders who hadn’t seen the sun since last fall to the high desert. We sunscreened like crazy and still got pretty pink! Our second mistake was thinking we could bring a pile of kids between 5 and 14 years old to some huge boulders and not have 17 heart attacks. They have no fear!

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    HinTN

    Middle son, eh? Between 5 and 14, eh? So, about 12, eh? That’s an aggressive amount of hair! Also, excellent pictures from the desert. Thanks for taking us there

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    Mike E

    I visited in ’93, beautiful destination….109°F in the shade! Never felt so surrounded by life than I did there, in a desert, plus the added thrill of tramping around what looked to me like a giant old school Star Trek set.

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    OzarkHillbilly

    Beautiful pics of a beautiful place.

    Our second mistake was thinking we could bring a pile of kids between 5 and 14 years old to some huge boulders and not have 17 heart attacks.

    Joshua Tree has become a rock climbing mecca. My son spent a long wkend climbing there. I expect that will become a yearly ritual for him like TAG was for me.

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    JanieM

    Nice pics! And an interesting landscape with a fun story to go with it. I hiked in Arches National Park once — we had a similar experience with the sun and heat. It’s a big adjustment coming straight from the east coast.

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    JustRuss

    Thanks for the memories. We went to Joshua Tree as little kids, I remember scrambling on the rocks, and my brother getting stuck, too scared to climb down. No injuries resulted, surprisingly.

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    frosty

    Kids and rocks. We did the same when I was a kid. As soon as we saw Devil’s Den in Gettysburg…

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    Elizabelle

    Just beautiful.  Always thought of Joshua Tree as desert; did not realize it had such spectacular rock formations.  Skull Rock!

    The kids may have given you heart attacks, but they will always remember this trip.

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