[Cajundaddy]

I love Joshua Tree and have spent many long weekends out there rock climbing, hiking, stargazing, telling lies around a campfire at night. A favorite desert destination.

As others have stated, it is desolate, difficult to navigate by topography, and there are snakes in April, a dozen varieties of cactus that can really bite. I too would recommend against hiking alone until you have significant time out there. Fall off a steep rock formation alone and it could be bad.