Wednesday’s Bunny Hop Party #39 ~ I'm Back!

I'm Back 

and ready to Party!

I really enjoyed my week off from blogging...

 only because I spent every minute 

with my husband!

We had wonderful weather even though it was a little 

hotter than normal for this time of the year.

Temps were in the low 100's.

We pretended that we were on a vacation here in the desert.

Not too hard to do, as it really is a vacation destination.

So we did touristy things! 

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We went "hiking" or rather had a nice long walk
in the Coachella Valley Preserve to see the
Thousand Palms Oasis.

At 6'3" the Mr. looks tiny compared to the tall palm trees.

The Coachella Valley Preserve is located
10 miles east of Palm Springs. 

It is a 17,000 acre site and is home to the spectacular
Thousand Palm Oasis which is fed by water seeping
out of the San Andreas Fault.

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When you leave the visitor's center you will pass through
the lush vegetation of Thousand Palms Oasis.

Most of the trail in the oasis is on a well maintained
raised wooden path above a marshy bottom. 

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After leaving the oasis the trail winds through a sandy wash 

before reaching McCallum Grove.

While the (2 mile) trail is not very strenuous,

hiking in the sandy wash can be a little harder.

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At the McCallum Grove there is a large pond which is

fed by underground springs which are the result of

seismic activity along the San Andreas fault. 

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These are what palm trees look like in their natural state. 

All the old palm leaves hang down and cover the trunk.

We also went to the zoo but I don't want to bore you too

much so I will share those pictures on a later post.

I'm ready to see what you have been up to this last week

so let's get the party started!

xoxo 

Bunny Jean