We are in a high wind warning with gusts to 50 miles per hour and now they have even added thunderstorm warnings. Hummm. Not the desert weather we were expecting. We got out today anyway and did a little hiking. It was chilly and not desert-like sunny but still pretty nice. We saw mule deer, a horned lizard we hadn’t seen before, and some new spring wildflowers. It is rugged terrain here so lots of pretty views too. Something is “just right” around here for Joshua trees. This is the largest and densest Joshua Tree forest in the world. Even more than in the Joshua Tree Nat’L Park…odd huh? Anyway, they are a cool plant. They are about done blooming but I got a glimpse of one lingering huge bloom. It is much like other big yucca blooms, pretty impressive.