We have had a long day driving to the Joshua Tree National Park over 150 miles from Carlsbad. It is a high desert area with lots of joshua trees and many different varieties of cacti, most of which are a month away from flowering. There are piles of huge boulders making interesting shapes . We also spotted some different types of lizards and a couple of snakes that had been 'run over'. From the highest viewing area of the park you can see the San Andreas Fault, Palm Springs and the Salton Sea in the valley below. The view was a little hazy because of the heat.
After leaving the park we drove towards Palm Springs through an area of thousands of wind turbines. Most of the turbines were hardly moving as it was a calm day with the temperature reaching 96 degrees F in the afternoon. Palm Springs itself is an interesting looking place which appeared to be a good centre for 'posing'. We then drove up into the mountains on a hairpin road - the picture of the golf courses below in Palm Springs area was taken from a viewing area near the top.
The drive back took us through a couple of indian reservations but there was no sign of any habitation within them (except a lone casino in the middle of nowhere). We stopped on the way back at an italian restaurant. The food was good but as usual there was far too much of it so had to leave some and decline the offer of a 'doggy bag'.
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| Joshua Trees |
The drive back took us through a couple of indian reservations but there was no sign of any habitation within them (except a lone casino in the middle of nowhere). We stopped on the way back at an italian restaurant. The food was good but as usual there was far too much of it so had to leave some and decline the offer of a 'doggy bag'.
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| Palm Springs Golf Courses |
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| San Andreas Fault Line in the valley below |
Love that area the joshua trees are fascinating
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