Obsidian Dome and LaQuinta

On our last morning in Mammoth we took some family pictures and then headed to Obsidian Dome to look at some really big rocks.

Then Calvin and I drove south to La Quinta, CA for a few more days of summer weather.

La Quinta is a resort community where Calvin had to share his bike lane with golf carts.

While Calvin rode I walked the neighborhood.  One morning I walked around the "Old Town." Since the first resort of the city was built in 1926, the old town isn't all that old, but the library square has a beautiful park area for strolling.

Another day I walked along a giant wash, which was quite a contrast.

On our last day, Calvin rode his bike through a box canyon that he had ridden once before and I met him at the south entrance to Joshua Tree National Park. Once there we took a short hike to Cottonwood Springs. The majority of the surrounding are looks like this.

And then you suddenly stumble across this grove of giant fan palms and a spring. It took a brave person to try and cross this desert.