Joshua Tree National Park, February 2009 - Falling Planes
and Joshua Trees on Valentine's Weekend
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 Beyond
the valley of the dam. |
 There's
also a strong serenity in the trees, perhaps something that the Mormon settlers
also felt when they named them Joshua Trees, their shape reminding them of a
story in the Bible of where Joshua lifts his hands up to the heavens in
prayer. |
 The
alienscape of the Joshua Tree National Park. |
  Pyramids for sale along Amboy Road, on the way to Sapphire Ranch and, beyond that, The Palms. |
 The
patio at the
Cowboy Hideaway, a
charming, Western-themed cabin with natural wood paneled interior, comfortable period correct
furniture, cocktail bar and 50’s style kitchen with authentic all-steel
cabinets, stove and chrome dinette, all the better to bring out your inner
Roy Rogers. Or spend Valentine's weekend away from the big city.
I'd move out to the desert here in a second if not for the heat and the
dryness... |
 Lisa
relaxes to a magazine and a DVD of Cosmos War of the Planets.
|
 I
ran outside in the cold night air to photograph this stunning red sky of the
Wonder Valley, one of the things that keeps drawing us back to the desert. |
 Red
skies at night, red skies at nightWo oh, wo oh oh oh oh oh oh oh |
 The
Cowboy Hideaway in Wonder Valley, Sunday night. |
 Monday
morning at the
Cowboy Hideaway.After another breakfast of Cocoa Pebbles (this is what happens when places stock the delicious cereal), we made our way back to Los Angeles in pouring rain, stopping by Hadley's for a date shake and Islamorada Fish House for lunch, grateful for no more planes crashing along the freeway. |
Joshua Tree 2009
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