For New Year’s Eve Hubby and I went to Palm Springs. On 12/31, we went to the Coachella Valley Preserve, which has marshy areas and palm tree groves, a real oasis in the desert. Here are some pics.
A lonely poofy cloud over the freeway, somewhere in the middle of nowhere.
This toilet seat cover rotates so you sit on a sanitized toilet every time! I love technology!
This is one of the bridges through the palm grove. The palms grow close together so it's very dense.
A stump of a palm in the middle of other palms.
Palm leaves intertwining. I think palms in Los Angeles would do this too but gardeners trim off the dried up leaves leaving only the green on top.
Baby tree amidst grownup trees.
Looking straight up.
A bird living in the palms, still not sure what kind it is.
Raccoon prints!
McCallum's Pond at the oasis, very high saline content. Crystal clear.
Walking away from the groves into "Moon Country."
A Vista Point!! In honor of my dad who could never pass by a good vista without taking at least 20 photos.
A bit of "moon country," the Coachella Valley desert.
More desert. Since it is winter it was in the 50's. We hiked for 2 hours, which we wouldn't have been able to do in the summer.
Snow!! But so far away...
11 Miles to Cool 
bookjunkie
January 6, 2011 at 8:59 pm
the cloudless dessert is gorgeous! I love all that space š