It has been decided that we are
going to Palm Springs. None of us have ever been there, we know people there
and have heard good things aboot the place, so after bidding Tula farewell we
hit the road…
Tula
South of Santa Barbra the coast
just might be aboot the most scenic in the entire state. Sandy beaches framed
by tall palm trees. Just a few miles off shore are the Channel Islands. A National Park
that I have never visited, but would like to.
Between the islands and the
shore sit several offshore oil pumping
platforms. I have no idea if they are, active or pumping oil or gas, but if the
air gets any more full of all the emissions from burning oil, you won’t be able
to see the platforms or the islands anymore…
After navigating around and avoiding
Los Angles we start into the desert. Well we stopped for lunch first at the southern California landmark in and Out
Burger.
Heading out into the desert we
spot them
Having seen the California Gold TV
show aboot the Dinosaurs and reading aboot them on Roadside America, I wanted
to see them.
The massive concrete dinosaurs
were built by Claude Bell who wanted to attract customers to his wheel in
diner. Claude died in 1988 and his diner is closed, behind the sculptures is a goofy
christian creationists flat would play land that fortunately was closed.
With no ignorance to purchase we
did the only thing that we could do and that was to head to the Cabazon Premium
Outlet Stores…
Shopping Complete we headed into
Palm Springs. It was Thursday evening and the downtown streets are closed for a
giant First Friday that takes place every Thursday.
Art, crafts, food vendors, musicians,
lights sounds, crowds…and outside chess..
Check
Hot tubs at the hotel. Mum’s 90
birthday, breakfast with pals. Palm Springs is all right!
We have to take the rental car
into Los Angles and fly back to the bay. The drive on real LA Freeways is
intense. 6 lanes of traffic more highways to the left, right, and overhead.
Thousands of vehicles, burning thousands of gallons of oil and pumping out tons
and tons of carbon, and no one paying any mind.
The last remaining functioning
echo systems on the planet. Natural original salmon streams, un crowded open
spaces. Wild animals. What we have in the north, in Alaska is worth more than
all the gold and plastic in this totally human occupied destroyed part of the
world.
Getting on the Fox rental car
shuttle bus to the LAX terminal ,with us is a young couple from Anchorage. What
are the odds of that and what are the odds that their small human will have a
planet with a environment that supports human life?
Yukon and Klondike Rivers Wild Places Are Priceless
Always a fan of cat photos, but the dinosaurs are cool too. Love hearing about your adventures.
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