Palm Springs and Joshua Tree
Theresa had a Conference in Palm Springs, so I tagged along. The hotel hosting the conference was pretty fancy (valet parking only!) so i tried to take advantage of that. I arrived on Thursday, and went to see The Living Desert. It’s basically a zoo dedicated to the flora and fauna of the deserts of the world. They had animals such as Giraffes and Zebras. It also had a 5 mile hiking trail, which I did part of.
On the weekend, we stayed in Yucca Valley, right next to the Joshua Tree National Park. Frannie and Mark were able to come up from San Diego to join us for a great hike through the park. We saw a tonne of the Joshua trees, and went through part of the Wonderland of Rocks, where there were some interesting formations.
February 3rd, 2009 at 2:52 pm
This was a good hike, a very nice conference and weekend. I’m feeling depressed now since I have returned to the gloomy Vancouver weather.
February 5th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
very nice!! I like the picture above of all of you! Looks like a fun weekend!