Yes, that's another one of the Joshua Tree place names that I made up. Although, it's possible that the labyrinth near the north section of the Zebra Cliffs actually is known by that name by whoever created it. It's one of the mysteries of the desert.

So the backstory: less than a week before making this trip, I saw a picture of a spiral rock pattern in one of the Joshua Tree Facebook groups that intrigued me. It was taken by fellow explortographer Peter Berggren, who had spotted it while hiking in the general vicinity of Jumbo Rocks campground. An interesting Facebook discussion arose regarding the appropriateness of this recently constructed bit of spiral rock art in a National Park; with some voices decrying it as vandalism while others (myself included) defended it as a neat (and photogenic) thing to run across while hiking in the desert. As is my curse, whenever I see something amazing like this in a picture that I didn't take, I immediately want to go and photograph the object for myself. And since the rock art had been reported to park officials who will determine if it stays or goes, I wanted to get out there quick in case its fate is to be disbursed.

Who created the Zebra Cliffs Labyrinth? I don't know, however, Peter gave me a theory that sounds right on the mark. Perhaps rock climbers created the pattern, as a place to relax/meditate either before or after climbing the Zebra Cliffs formations. Sounds entirely plausible to me. But enough jibber jabber, let's get to the labyrinth.