Are We Going To Have A Problem Here??

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March 5th 2016

Published: June 25th 2017

Geo: 33.729, -116.38Are we going to have a problem here- there goes the neighbourhood?? For two dedicated motel types, our stay at a resort in Borrego Springs was a wonderful taste of plush comfort (although we did sometimes miss the quarter slots that would start the bed vibrating), and it also allowed us to practise our table etiquette (why do I have 3 forks??) before visiting our posh friends, ... Read Full Entry

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Joshua Tree Park

Tracking Down Skull Rock

Skull Rock

Joshua Tree Hitchhikers

Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree Park

Cholla Cacti Garden

The cholla (pronounced choy-a) is perhaps the most feared and hated cacti in the southwest desert. If you brush up against one, you will know why.

Cholla Cacti Garden

Fighting Back Against The 'Jumping' Cactus

The plant has pads that separate easily from the main stem. The spines easily attach to your clothing, your skin, your shoes.

Cholla Cacti Garden

Unlike other varieties of cacti with solid spines, cholla's actually have hollow spines. Because they are hollow they can easily attach to whatever they touch with their needle like sharpness. If there is moisture, such as with skin, the tips actually curve once they have made contact, locking their spines in place just underneath the skins top layer.

Swallowed By The Chollas

Cholla Cacti Garden

Gen George Patton

Major General George S. Patton Jr. came to Camp Young as the first commanding general of the DTC.

Desert Training Center

Its mission was to train United States Army and Army Air Corps units and personnel to live and fight in the desert, to test and develop suitable equipment, and to develop tactical doctrines, techniques and training methods.