I've just enough time to jot out a quick entry. We were up and out quite early this morning. We went past all the wind turbine power farm out to the east entrance of the Joshua Tree National Park. As I generally drive only 25 miles for a round-trip commute to work, travelling more than that just to start the trip seemed like a lot. We leisurely drove through the park stopping at all the information plaques along the way. I like Joshua trees. The park contains two different desserts each with differing plants and animals. I can appreciate the beauty of deserts and the amazingly hard job its residents have just to survive. I don't think I'd want to live in one though. This being said, I guess my 15 years of overseas work was predominately in them. It took about 2.5 hours just to get through the park down to the Cottonwood exit on I-10.
It was then another 22 miles back to Palm Springs. We took Highway 111 through the valley on the way back. A lot of people call this home. I must remember to look up the population here.
Tonight is the Villagefest. It occurs on every Thursday evening except during the summers. Downtown streets are closed off and vendors come and people listen to music and eat. The Palm Springs Art Museum is open for free for four hours tonight. We might even end up at the downtown Spa Casino to see what they have for a buffet rather than slot machines.
I cannot believe the week is nearly over! We will be on the road tomorrow returning to Phoenix for one night. Our flight back to Bellingham is on Saturday afternoon.
