South of La Quinta, on the western side of the Coachella Valley, there is an area known as The Cove. I decided to start out with a short hike in this desert area in order to test my skills and equipment before going to the Joshua Tree National Park.
Coming from a country without deserts, it is at the same time fascinating and a bit scary to enter this type of arid environment. From a distance it seems to be without life at all, but as you enter the desert it quickly becomes clear that it can be very much alive…
