This didn’t post due to internet problems, so it’s a bit outdated…
I was informed this morning as is the usual custom of the day that we only have twenty days left in our journey. Time is passing by too fast for some and too slow for others. I haven’t been doing a very good job of keeping you all posted of where we are. I’ll just excuse it with the exceptionally bad cell service – honestly.
Since last writing, we have journeyed through the rest of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, and are now residing in California.
Strangely we all found the desert of Arizona appealing. Even though it was cold and rainy we still enjoyed the cacti-filled-landscape. We left just as the first blossoms of spring were popping out among the thorns. From the huge saguaros to the canyons and the Joshua trees, each national park area we visited held a particular beauty of its own.
The Grand Canyon was particularly beautiful as it lay below, shrouded with dark, wispy snow clouds. The soft white snow lay like pillows on the cold rocks, softening the harsh depths below and obscuring the vastness of the chasm. It snowed nearly a foot while we were in the area. Our trailer, which we left at a lower elevation, was snug under its own blanket of snow. Thankfully the roads were clear by the time we left.
Joshua Tree National park was typical of most national parks – big rocks and unique flora. The trees definitely fit the description of unique. Sprouting out of the rocky earth, their green, Suess-like heads stood out against the warm colored rocks.
