Back country tour in the desert

We rode in a Humvee to Joshua Tree National Park.  It was a pretty neat experience to take the back country ride in a military-type vehicle.  If you didn't wear your seat belt, you would not have been able to remain in the vehicle!  We were at a point that you could see the mountains of Mexico if you looked real hard.  Here are some of the pics we were able to take during the tour. Enjoy!

From a blizzard to the desert...

My husband and I rented a vacation home in Palm Springs, California, for a week.  We barely made it out from Kansas City due to the horrendous storm that hit the area. We both love to swim and this home has a private heated pool that we will enjoy during our stay.  Here are a few of the pics I took from the backyard the day after our arrival.  The sky here is so blue.  I did nothing to touch up the skies in these pics.  Enjoy!