Trip To Idyllwild, CA. April 2001
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Route 74 looking out towards Palm Desert.
This stretch of road was made famous by the first 15 minutes
of the movie "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963).
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Peter, checking out the drive down..
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The way to Joshua Tree state park..
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Jane, and the view to Palm Desert.
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Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree State Park.
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Cholla Cactus Garden.
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Dried plant, Cactus Garden.
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Whacked out Orangutan.
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Weird lookin weasel/porcupine.
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Post #5, cactus garden.
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Another dried out plant.
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Near Jumbo Rocks, Joshua Tree State Park.
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Pretty weird..
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Snow? But it's April! In California!
Blue Bird hotel, Idyllwild.
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Idyllwild.
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Jane at the local restaurant, Idyllwild.
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Peter and Jane, Idyllwild.