Day 5


varmint and biped at Red Rock Jaw Bone area




     Quite a bit of toing and froing looking for S’s keys, dieseling, getting a subway for lunch upon our return from a foray north on 14 to Jaw Bone Canyon and Red Rock Canyon where we hiked to the box of the box canyon trail called Haggen’s. South back thru Mojave ultimately to I-10 and into Palm Springs and the condominium; nice place facing north with two outdoor spaces and the comforts of home after we slepped some essentials from van to  condo (second floor).  Mike stepped over for an introductory chat and later I made a very good salad and a decent omelette. The dog park was an experience beyond any we had had so far what with the big aggressive dog beating up on poor Dusty to the point S and I stepped in and S whacked the dog and the young woman owner expressed her feeling that one never hits a dog which dog continued to bother others one of whom told said girl not to bring her dog back to the park and ultimately girl could not get her dog to come to her so she could leash it and leave. So that was kind of engaging. Palm Springs only has one dog park and I would guess at least ten thousand dogs. Great hot tub to close with.

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