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Joshua Tree's not really a camping thing. (But, ask the mousepod clan, it would be a great thing to rent a house for the weekend and explore. I love Joshua Tree. It's nearby and I intend to go more than once this coming Spring.)
And of course, not everyone would be amenable to every hike in Yosemite. The Fissures/Sentinal Dome hike is a mild hike ... yeah, until the final push up Sentinal Dome ... but I've seen folks of every age, stamina, and build do that hike ... and love it.
The Mist Trail, ditto. Not flat ground, but hardly a mountain climb. Ok, not for everyone. So???
But yeah, the Glacier Point Road closed, the Mist Trail still closed. Yosemite in April is less than ideal (not that I didn't enjoy it ... ask zapppop how i thrilled to finally seeing the dozens of tiny waterfalls that only flow in early Spring. There was nowhere you could go in the entire Valley that did not have at least one waterfall in view. It was like being in Rivendell.)
That said, the big impressive falls, five - count'em - five of 'em - are flowing in June, and I feel the supreme majesty of the Mist Trail and the Sentinel Dome Trail should be available if and when we go ... and that newbies especially should behold these wonders with their own eyes.
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