Changing Fortunes: REWIND: Palm Springs, California

We spent a week in Palm Springs, California last May and visited Joshua Tree National Park. We exchanged our week time share of an efficiency in Ridge Tahoe for a week in a 3-bedroom condo in Palm Springs. There were just four us -- K, Jennifer, Charlie, and I -- so there was more than enough room in the condo.

We arrived there on a Friday night. Jennifer had to work on her semester project for a course she was taking at San Francisco State. It was due on Monday and that's when she finished and submitted it. So, the first day we went to Joshua Tree was Tuesday. On Wednesday, we again went to Joshua Tree, then celebrated Jennifer's 30th birthday that evening back in Palm Springs. On Thursday, we went to Mt. San Jacinto State Park, riding the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. On Friday, on the drive back to Union City, we passed by the San Bernardino National Forest, and went on an enjoyable one-hour hike.