Palm Springs

Things got a little weird at this point.  We had been moving relatively fast since we left Dayton.  Our landing spot in Palm Springs was actually in Palm Desert.  It was on the wrong side of the freeway and so there was no easy access to bike lanes and proximity to things that we had on previous trips to Palm Springs.  We had a couple things to do.  We went to Anza Borrego for one day because we like it there and it is not often we are that close.  We did some truck maintenance and laundry type chores.  When we were done with that Rebecca made an offhand comment about spending more time in Huntington Beach.  I found a camping spot and we cut our stay short.

The campsite in Palm Desert had no shortage of palm trees

Sunset in the desert

We took a day trip to Anza Borrego because we like it there, but also because there is a local artist that makes metal sculptures that we like.  We took the opportunity to have lunch at the Red Ocotillo.  Wonderful food in the middle of nowhere.

The newest member of our low maintenance pet collection

Back in Palm Springs we did manage to get a spot at Farm.

Outdoor patio at Farm

Smoky Pistachio Old Fashioned

Cheesecake

I'm not really sure

Prime Rib

On the way back to LA we found that the dinosaurs at Cabazon were dressed festively for Christmas.

Santa Rex?