mcds joshua tree

mcds Joshua Tree trip: what the teachers don't tell you: you can totally bring a hairbrush or deodorant or face wipes. shorts and zip off pants are useful. pack a backpack with a lunch and things that you want after the trip, like pajamas. you can bring your phone, but keep it secret. the backpacks are kept in big bins which people who run the program pick up- everything will be safe. the road trip is 10 hours. there's one lunch stop and a few bathroom stops. here's how the groups are based: good teacher=bad people in group, and good people in group=bad teacher. the teacher will call out their group and they will get off the bus. the bus moves to a different location about 20 mins away and does the same. your group gets two guides who are quirky nature people, and stay with you on the trip. jt is full of cooking, peeing next to bushes, and A LOT OF CACTUSES. you can bury toilet paper, but don't tell the guides. solo time- some like it, some don't but its fine in general. you also have to keep a journal with you and write about your day. food- its not bad. a lot of sandwiches and snacks. some groups do a lot more hiking than others. make sure your sleeping bag is warm. on the last day, you wake up and hike or drive to the meeting place where all your friends are. now this part is actually fun because you get to share stories and hear stories from the trip. next thing you know- your heading home! have funnnnnn;)