A day trip to the Coachella Valley Preserve found us walking through the desert sand to an oasis. For years this was known as Thousand Palms Oasis and was a favorite swimming hole for youngsters growing up in the area. The preserve was created to protect the fringe-toed lizard.
Gary, Joanne, Leon and I spent an evening in Palm Springs at the street festival held each week. Joanne and I stopped for a visit with Sonny Bono before savoring a meal at Ruby's. Indio was another fun town and we were lucky enough to be there for the date festival where we enjoyed the Arabian Nights play.
After two weeks at the slabs we then traveled further north to Leon's home in the Tehachapi Mountains east of Bakersfield. Here we enjoyed both the last of winter snows and the arrival of spring. From Tehachapi we had a good view of the San Joaquin Valley.
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