"A nice "easy Sunday Hike" (TM Kevin). We could have driven much closer to Good Benchmark, as the pole road went all the way there (and past it), but we decided to stretch our legs (AKA Kevin thinks we're lazy and out of shape. I can't dispute the point. ;) ) and walk the road to the beginning of the ridgeline. Pretty standard desert peaks-ish; limestone that cuts like razors, scrubby bushes and cacti (and Joshua trees) everywhere, random people out firing guns in the desert and leaving their trash (ARGH), and fossils in most of the rocks. We followed the ridgeline north up to Good benchmark, and then continued straight north back down to the saddle between Good benchmark and Joshua Peak and straight on up to Joshua Peak. We retraced our route south back to the saddle and then straight down the west face between Joshua Peak/Good Benchmark, then followed the wash + road back to the pole road and back out. A good day! Very warm for January. " — psychikingjes • Jan 20, 2019

"Parked along Goodsprings Road and followed the power line road to the toe of the ridge. Followed the ridge north, over Good Benchmark to Joshua Peak. We descended via the gully between the 2 points. Nothing particularly remarkable about this hike, but it was enjoyable. On the way back, there were some idiots with guns shooting things in the direction of the road we were walking on, which was annoying." — Kevin • Jan 20, 2019