Yesterday was near as perfect a day as anyone could want. We set out to visit Joshua Tree in the morning and the maps said it was about 40 miles away from here. Well, we set the GPS to avoid freeways, (not that there were any) but it took us on some local streets and that was nice. I used my disabled veterans pass so we didn’t have to pay to get into the park. This is a stunningly beautiful place. The desert is so different than what we are used to in the NW. At the first place we stopped to get out and look around we were awed by the silence, there was not a sound to be heard. A coyote crossed the road in front of us at one point, it just seemed to disappear in the brush, he was too quick for a picture.
My first Joshua Tree
We stopped at a picnic area called Quail Springs (did not find a spring), but it was a nice place for our lunch. The rock formations here are incredible, who piled up all these rocks?
Lunch at Quail Springs
Reservations were not necessary to go on the ranch tour we wanted participate in. The guide, Pam was very knowledgeable of the history and people who lived here. These folks had to be some tough characters.
This is the house the Keys lived in (husband, wife, and 5 kids)
So of course I’m snapping away with the camera and the battery goes dead. I have to get another battery.
We ended this perfect day with dinner at a place called Fisherman’s Market & Grill in Palm Springs. The evening temperature was about 65 and we ate outside on the 12th of Dec. Isn’t it wonderful?
Click on this link to see all the pictures we took.
More Later, Rich
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