Thursday December 11, '08

A beautiful sunny day accompanied us as we climbed into Joshua Tree National Park. Temp's around seventy five and barely a breeze. We're finally shaking free of the damp and drizzly northwest.


We topped the ridge on the north side of the park enjoying nearly deserted roads and a lazy winding cruise through huge sandstone boulder fields. Before us opened a pretty valley called Pinto Basin. A beautiful stand of cholla decorated our way.

By the way; Whoever named them "Teddy Bear Cholla" never hugged one, or has a really twisted sense of humor!


The road climbs out the south side of Pinto Basin and drops down past Cottonwood Springs to I-10. Crossing the Colorado River into Arizona made it instantly an hour later. Three PM became four PM. We grinned at each other and decided it's Quittin' Time!

Parked it in Quartzsite and set out in the Honda for a little mischief. Annie found a bead shop open and fell in love with a few different strings. We had a nice dinner in a fun bar and grill called the Quartzsite Yacht Club.

Sunset treated us to some extra with a brilliant sun dog display. Now we're all bedded down and looking forward to seeing Jim in Scottsdale tomorrow.

G-nite!