Day 4 /5 After having a church service in the RV (the singing fell into the "joyful noise" category, but the message was from the Bible), we stopped at the Palm Spring Springs Tramway, taking it up to over 8500 feet. The tram rotates 720 degrees on the way up, and we all thought it was a pretty good ride. Greg was especially glad to finally ride it after looking at it literally several hundred times while flying to and from the plant all those years. Then it was back to Joshua Tree National Park, where we camped at Jumbo Rocks Campground. The kids learned about different desert plants and animals, as well as basic geology on hikes and at the visitor centers.

The kids only got minor scrapes and abrasions despite hours and hours of scrambling around! Amanda tried not to look as the kids climbed every rock they could find!

The Kids also enjoyed the "Jr. Ranger program", and several nights of star talks by dad.

Day 6/7 After 2 nights at Joshua, it was on to Yuma, via a road across the San Andreas fault, and next to the Salton Sea. Amanda even took a turn behind the wheel. We enjoyed a meal with some freinds in Yuma, and stayed next to the Colorado River with the die hard snow birds. It was up to 90 plus degrees on Wednesday. Then it was off to Mexico for a visit to San Luis, RC Sonora. Good thing we had our passports, or we would still be enjoying the tacos! (we had to stop at the favorite taco stand for lunch!). We then headed to Phoenix area for the night. There were several "RV Movie" moments, especially the St. Patricks Day dance at the RV park! Too rich an experience to describe! Thursday's adventure will be in the next post.