Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum
Today we visited the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum in Joshua Tree. We weren’t familiar with Purifoy, but his background is very impressive and the outdoor museum he created here is unique, interesting, and a little confusing. We spent a while walking around and taking pictures. We didn’t read up about Purifoy until we left which we actually liked since it allowed us to see the art “as is”.
Skull Rock Trail
After hiking Ryan Mountain Trail and checking out the famous Skull Rock, we decided to take a hike amongst the giant rocks along Skull Rock Trail.
The kids had a fabulous time running and climbing up the rocks while I anxioulsy watched worrying someone might fall. 🤷♂️
Skull Rock in Joshua Tree National Park.
Ryan Mountain Trail Hike
Today we got up early and were on the trail at 8am to hike to the top of Ryan Mountain in Joshua Tree National Park.
We hit the trail and were thinking it would be warming up so we had shorts and just shirts on. Immediately we saw people with snowjackets, hats, gloves. I’m not sure who was dressed right, but one of us picked wrong. It was mostly us.
The way up was a 1,000 foot ascent that was pretty much non-stop. It was strenuous but that also made it a great accomplishment when we got to the top!
Day 14 of the February Photoblogging Challenge: Compassion.
I struggled to get a photo for this one. I ended up having the kids pose for me as the sun was setting by Joshua Tree, CA.
We did the Titanic Room at Escape Room Palm Springs today. They isolate everyone so it’s as safe as can be. It was a fun room, it not a bit easy. We finished in 44 min 29 sec and didn’t ask for any clues!
This frame they had on the wall made me chuckle. Room 33!
We followed this DIY Modern Architecture Tour of Palm Springs today. One of the stops was Elvis Presley’s Honeymoon Hideaway. It was under construction but I got a picture over the fence. So many amazing houses in Palm Springs.
Picture with Frank Sinatra’s star in Palm Springs, CA.
I find wind generators mesmerizing. 🌬
Happy Valentines Day! My daughter crafted these amazing Valentines cards for us.
The morning view from the Art Loft Airbnb in Joshua Tree, California. Inspiring.
The Cholla Cactus Garden at Joshua Tree National Park. They are pretty but hazardous to touch. Keep your distance.
Joshua Tree.
Heading to Joshua Tree National Park for a couple of days. 4h 30m drive. 👍
It is amazing how long it takes to just get out of Phoenix!
Day 12 of the February Photoblogging Challenge: Sporg.
A group gathered to watch and attempt to sporg a frisbee off the roof.
It was Tyler’s birthday today and we decided to get a really cool Minecraft themed cake to celebrate. Lesley’s Creative Cakes did an amazing job on this creation!
It was a little confusing to figure out how to cut into it, but the main cube was delicious Red Velvet cake.
There was plenty of cake. Cake decorators probably know this but I was surprised that the more decorative blocks were actually Rice Krispie bars.
Most importantly Tyler loved it!
Tyler got Mario Kart Live for his birthday and we’ve already had a ton of fun playing it. We setup a couple of quick tracks and it is really fun to have a game that is played both in front of you and on the Nintendo Switch.
