What an adventure we had Down Under, but it feels great to be home just in time for Christmas! A month is a long time to be away. That said, here we go again...but just up the road 25 miles. I brought back a bit of Koala Bear Flu from Australia that tried to kill me. Imagine, Americans have no immunity to that sort of virus.
We've settled ourselves into the Camp Host site at Black Rock Canyon Campground. Al will spend his volunteer time in and around the campground and adjoining Ranger Station. I will volunteer at the busy west entrance Visitors Center in the little town of Joshua Tree. We've spent time hiking, biking and getting familiar with the Park...so we can tell people where to go and how to get there.
We do not tire of waking up every day in a National Park. The Joshua Trees are unique...in a Dr. Seuss kind of way. The weather at 4000 ft. elev. is not very warm and the wind howls down the canyon at unbelievable speeds. Palm Springs is 25 miles...downhill. One can leave Joshua Tree dressed in winter clothes and arrive in Palm Springs where everyone is dressed in shorts and sundresses. What were we thinking??
Our uniforms are so cute, we've decided we'll stay until the end of March!
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