Contrail over Palm Springs PSP. Time to go home.
Category: Americas
Time to Thank My Boots
A Marie Kondo moment…My boots walked their final switchback today. It was time to part company after thanking them for the joy they’ve brought to my life.
Chilly Heights
Rode the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to 8,500 feet. With one foot of snow on the ground, we abandoned our hiking plan. 7,000 feet lower, in Indian Canyons, we enjoyed an arduous, warm (75°F) hike up the Maynard Mine Trail, carefully avoiding cacti.
Nightlife
After hiking Palm Canyon for several hours, it was back to our hotel for a nap. Night fell, dinner enjoyed, then, just tonight, the nightlife. After one beer in a piano bar for “friends of Dorothy” it was time (6:20 p.m.) to walk back for a cup of tea, birthday cake, then sleep.
Kippers for Breakfast
A kipper is a whole herring, a small, oily fish, that has been split in a butterfly fashion from tail to head along the dorsal ridge, gutted, salted or pickled, and cold-smoked over smoldering woodchips (typically oak). Wikipedia. Kippers are a breakfast treat in mainly Anglo locales. I grew up with them in the northeast… Continue reading Kippers for Breakfast
Almost Wilderness
Hiked the South Lykken Trail above Palm Springs. Steep climb, lovely views, well maintained trail.
Climbing
Walked to a trailhead two blocks from the main drag of Palm Springs, then started climbing.
Palm Springs 2019
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Tail Races
Walked under Stone Arch Bridge on my way to meet friends for a walk. Paused to look at the remains of mill tail races (water channels). Three rusty upright girders once supported a railroad trestle. The blue Endless Bridge cantilevers out of the Guthrie Theater.
Grain Belt Beer Sign
Walked past the historical (1941) Grain Belt Beer sign on the banks of the Mississippi across from downtown Minneapolis. Los Angeles has the Hollywood sign; we have this.