Wednesday, May 22, 2013

May 21, 2013 - A Glimpse Back, After Returning Home

"Teddy-bear" cholla - a favorite cactus

Granite and sky

A large Joshua tree

Back home, off the front deck

After the time in Carlsbad and San Diego, we headed inland for the desert, crossing Anza-Borrego, stopping by the Salton Sea, and finally making our way to Joshua Tree.  We apparently just missed the scorching temperatures - it probably wasn't much over 90 degrees the first day there, and the second day was a very comfortable 80's.  Most things were past bloom, as we knew they would be, but we still found a few cacti and trees in bloom.  The hiking was good, and the bouldering would have been wonderful - if only it was possible.  How I wanted a good pair of leather gloves, and a good foot for scrambling!
 
We returned home on a plane, getting in mid-afternoon to our home desert - to rain and mid-50's temperatures!  Quite a surprise!  But it did make for a lovely evening over Wallula Gap.

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