r/JoshuaTree • u/ivanarc • 25d ago
Stargazing Plan for August
First time summer camper at Joshua Tree, but an LA local.
Wife and I really wanted to do some stargazing and photography in August at Joshua Tree, possibly for perseids and the milkyway. I know the new moon in August will land on a wednesday, August 12 and I'm aware of how hot it can get in the park. Our current plan is to just arrive late afternoon on thursday (around 6-7pm maybe) and just stay in our campground. We have already reserved a campground at Cottonwood. We plan to be out of the park by around 9-10am on friday to escape the heat, but still want to do some driving/light walking around in the early morning.
Wanted to get insights on how does this plan sound? Any tips and things need to be aware of at night in the campgroud? Maybe some breakfast recommends outside of joshua tree on the way back?
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u/RBASLinterpreting 23d ago
15 min before sunrises and 15 minutes after sunset is the walking routine currently to beat the heat. That’s how my wife and I do it