Nadia, Miles and Planettrout took a ten day trip down to Palm Desert and its environs to fry in the the 116 degree heat and visit a place( Idyllwild, CA )in the nearby mountains to cool off…
Base camp…one simply does not go outside in the heat of the day…
White reflects heat…built into Nadia’s design of this house…
Pretty Bougainvillea ..at dusk…
While we were there, I went through a collection of photos I had not seen since 1977. Most of them will appear a different places in this BLOG soon…
Nadia cooked up some great meals while we were in Palm Desert…Prochuitto and melon…
Lamb Chops and mashed potatoes…
Miles , John Wayne and Omi…
Palm Desert sunset…
Puffy clouds at midnight in Palm Desert…
The route from Palm Desert to Idyllwild, CA…depending on traffic, it can take awhile to get up there…did I mention complete halts and flagmen ???
Up da’ mountain, Palm Desert below…
Cloud lake , had me fooled, up in the mountains…
A pretty meadow close to our destination…
Looking South at the opposite end of the meadow…
Masked guy in front of Mountain Mikes…he scored some neat stuff there…
Some necklaces for Lil’ Moo…
A leather bracelet with a magnetic closure for Big Moo (Michael Barker)…
A local bakery…
Miles wanted me to buy this ride for him…
The obligatory visit to the candy emporium…
Red Vines…Mmmmm
Masked Banditos wait for their order of Submarine sandwiches…We decided to drive down to Hemet Lake and have lunch by the water…
Waiting for the flagman…on the way down the mountain…
Some of the mountain homes in the area…
Arriving at Lake Hemet…need to purchase a day pass to park at the lake…
This looks ok…
Miles decided to get his feet wet after lunch…
Flowering trees along the road on the drive back down to Palm Desert…
More flowering trees…
Miles…sporting his necklaces while we stop for some photos in this really spectacular environment…
Panorama of Lil’ Moo and the mountains…
Miles and Mama (Nadia) posing…
Cairn in the clouds…and NO…I don’t ever put these things up…I detest them on Trout waters…
Mountain view…
Desert cactus…
More sharp vegetation not suitable for sitting on…
A final look North of the mountains…
Back at the Casa to watch the sun go down…
NEXT: Some RETRO stuff…
PT/TB
PLANETTROUT: Fly Fishing, Fly Tying and LIFE
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