Comments on: Joshua Tree Backpacking Trip Report – Munsen Oasis http://www.chayacitra.com/2010/02/joshua-tree-backpacking-munsen-oasis/ Backpacking Trip Reports & Photography Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fixed Gear Revolutionhttp://www.chayacitra.com/2010/02/joshua-tree-backpacking-munsen-oasis/comment-page-1/#comment-8954 Fixed Gear Revolution Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:38:00 +0000 http://www.chayacitra.com/?p=1075#comment-8954 Wow,  I was a little surprised while reading this.  You guys are the types that ruin the national parks for everyone else.  How about obeying the rules the next time you go to a national park so it can still be there for me to enjoy when I want to go. Wow,  I was a little surprised while reading this.  You guys are the types that ruin the national parks for everyone else.  How about obeying the rules the next time you go to a national park so it can still be there for me to enjoy when I want to go.

]]> By: Timhttp://www.chayacitra.com/2010/02/joshua-tree-backpacking-munsen-oasis/comment-page-1/#comment-8815 Tim Fri, 13 May 2011 15:38:55 +0000 http://www.chayacitra.com/?p=1075#comment-8815 Seferina, At least you tried! That's not an easy trip by any means - as I wrote in my post we had to stop more than a few times to take the packs off and pass them one by one through some pretty difficult parts. Those three boulder fields are no joke! That's awesome that you got to see some Sheep! There wasn't a whole lot of life when we were out there, but with all the rain we've had this year there's likely more water than the area has received in years. Glad you enjoyed the post and that you were able to get out to Joshua Tree and so close to Munsen Oasis! It's been there for years, and it will remain, you can always go back!!! Happy trails to you!! Seferina,

At least you tried! That’s not an easy trip by any means – as I wrote in my post we had to stop more than a few times to take the packs off and pass them one by one through some pretty difficult parts. Those three boulder fields are no joke!

That’s awesome that you got to see some Sheep! There wasn’t a whole lot of life when we were out there, but with all the rain we’ve had this year there’s likely more water than the area has received in years.

Glad you enjoyed the post and that you were able to get out to Joshua Tree and so close to Munsen Oasis! It’s been there for years, and it will remain, you can always go back!!! Happy trails to you!!

]]> By: Seferina Kimhttp://www.chayacitra.com/2010/02/joshua-tree-backpacking-munsen-oasis/comment-page-1/#comment-8806 Seferina Kim Sun, 08 May 2011 18:31:00 +0000 http://www.chayacitra.com/?p=1075#comment-8806 The old pipes were awesome! I have to admit total cop-out though. We carried all of our gear and water when we approached that boulder field before Munsen Oasis... took me all of about 15 minutes to reach a part I just simply could not pass. We wanted to camp up there but I wussed out. I couldn't get past one section - and I'm not little either! (5'9" - apparently, I'm just weak.) Still amazing time though! We saw bighorn sheep (they were judging me from above - laughing at my inability to climb rocks!), squirrels, lots of little lizards, butterflies, hummingbirds... far from any idea of barren landscape! Thanks for your blog. Honestly, I don't think we would known about this awesome trail if it hadn't been for this post. -s. The old pipes were awesome! I have to admit total cop-out though. We carried all of our gear and water when we approached that boulder field before Munsen Oasis… took me all of about 15 minutes to reach a part I just simply could not pass. We wanted to camp up there but I wussed out. I couldn’t get past one section – and I’m not little either! (5’9″ – apparently, I’m just weak.)

Still amazing time though! We saw bighorn sheep (they were judging me from above – laughing at my inability to climb rocks!), squirrels, lots of little lizards, butterflies, hummingbirds… far from any idea of barren landscape!

Thanks for your blog. Honestly, I don’t think we would known about this awesome trail if it hadn’t been for this post.

-s.

]]> By: Chayacitrahttp://www.chayacitra.com/2010/02/joshua-tree-backpacking-munsen-oasis/comment-page-1/#comment-8798 Chayacitra Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:52:00 +0000 http://www.chayacitra.com/?p=1075#comment-8798 Sorry this took so long to respond - I'm not really aware of any trail maps for the area. It was a pain in the ass to find the actual Oasis and we got lost on the first go-around. I don't have a GPS or anything so I can't provide you with data points, but all I can say is make sure that you're watching your left-hand side and try to follow the broken old pipes! They'll point you straight to the water source =) Sorry this took so long to respond – I’m not really aware of any trail maps for the area. It was a pain in the ass to find the actual Oasis and we got lost on the first go-around. I don’t have a GPS or anything so I can’t provide you with data points, but all I can say is make sure that you’re watching your left-hand side and try to follow the broken old pipes! They’ll point you straight to the water source =)

]]> By: Seferinahttp://www.chayacitra.com/2010/02/joshua-tree-backpacking-munsen-oasis/comment-page-1/#comment-8675 Seferina Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:28:00 +0000 http://www.chayacitra.com/?p=1075#comment-8675 Hi. Trying to get some info about this trail but can't find an email address for you. I'm doing this trail next week (flying from Maryland!) ... if you're available, email me at sefsefsef[at]excite.com. Thanks! Seferina Hi. Trying to get some info about this trail but can’t find an email address for you. I’m doing this trail next week (flying from Maryland!) … if you’re available, email me at sefsefsef[at]excite.com. Thanks! Seferina

]]> By: Timhttp://www.chayacitra.com/2010/02/joshua-tree-backpacking-munsen-oasis/comment-page-1/#comment-7718 Tim Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:06:38 +0000 http://www.chayacitra.com/?p=1075#comment-7718 Thanks for the reminders Andrew! Thanks for the reminders Andrew!

]]> By: Andrewhttp://www.chayacitra.com/2010/02/joshua-tree-backpacking-munsen-oasis/comment-page-1/#comment-6149 Andrew Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:32:34 +0000 http://www.chayacitra.com/?p=1075#comment-6149 Two friendly reminders: 1) Lost Palms Canyon and most of Munsen Canyon (roughly, from the mouth north two miles) are in a day-use zone. No camping is allowed. See: http://www.nps.gov/jotr/parkmgmt/upload/dayuse.pdf 2) All vegetation, alive or not, within the park is protected. Campfires are allowed, but only with material brought in from outside the park, not collected. There simply is not enough wood in a desert to support the campfires of everyone who wants one, and dead/decaying wood is an important part of the ecosystem (many organisms use dead wood/vegetation). See: http://www.nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/camping.htm Two friendly reminders:

1) Lost Palms Canyon and most of Munsen Canyon (roughly, from the mouth north two miles) are in a day-use zone. No camping is allowed.
See:
http://www.nps.gov/jotr/parkmgmt/upload/dayuse.pdf

2) All vegetation, alive or not, within the park is protected. Campfires are allowed, but only with material brought in from outside the park, not collected. There simply is not enough wood in a desert to support the campfires of everyone who wants one, and dead/decaying wood is an important part of the ecosystem (many organisms use dead wood/vegetation).
See:
http://www.nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/camping.htm

]]> By: Backpacking Point Mugu – Camping La Jolla Canyon | Chayacitrahttp://www.chayacitra.com/2010/02/joshua-tree-backpacking-munsen-oasis/comment-page-1/#comment-370 Backpacking Point Mugu – Camping La Jolla Canyon | Chayacitra Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:53:26 +0000 http://www.chayacitra.com/?p=1075#comment-370 [...] My site was small, but well outfitted, with a picnic table and plenty of room for my tent. The surrounding trees provided some good cover and shade, and the cleared center gave me a great view of the sky. I figured it’d be best to set up sans-tent so I could look out on the stars, like I’d done on our recent trip to Munsen Canyon. [...] [...] My site was small, but well outfitted, with a picnic table and plenty of room for my tent. The surrounding trees provided some good cover and shade, and the cleared center gave me a great view of the sky. I figured it’d be best to set up sans-tent so I could look out on the stars, like I’d done on our recent trip to Munsen Canyon. [...]

]]> By: Mariahttp://www.chayacitra.com/2010/02/joshua-tree-backpacking-munsen-oasis/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Maria Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:47:31 +0000 http://www.chayacitra.com/?p=1075#comment-218 Hello, Thank you for sharing your personal experience in Joshua Tree. It is truly a beautiful destination to have on your bucket list. You have great pictures as well. At <a href="http://www.foxrentacarblog.com">Fox Rent A Car Blog</a> we try to help travelers with their trip planing and hope to inspire them. We offer travel tips about different locations, and we also wrote about Joshua Tree. Thanks again for sharing. Hello,
Thank you for sharing your personal experience in Joshua Tree. It is truly a beautiful destination to have on your bucket list. You have great pictures as well. At Fox Rent A Car Blog we try to help travelers with their trip planing and hope to inspire them. We offer travel tips about different locations, and we also wrote about Joshua Tree.
Thanks again for sharing.

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