We spent the day Tuesday at Joshua Tree National Park. If you ever visit, you will see scenes like this. It’s a shame my photography doesn’t pick up the rich colors and textures I saw when I was there.

I won’t bore you with a lot of pictures of different plants and such, but I have to include this shot of an actual Joshua Tree.

We did several short hikes. I was able to do a little rock scrambling. Mostly I determined that my body isn’t as flexible and balanced as it once was. Here’s one more pic. When I was standing there, the rock looked like it had been sewn together by aliens. The pick gives no hint to what I saw. That makes it a pretty good joke. Proof of alien visitors can be seen only in person. The evidence is hidden from the camera.

Today we’re taking a vacation from vacationing. We had our free hotel breakfast, leftovers for lunch, and reservations for dinner. Tomorrow is an all-day drive that will take us to the middle of nowhere. (It’s a big country.)

I hope all are doing well.