Blowin' In The Wind

Sorry, I could not come up with an appropriate U2 song title. The family went on a little camping trip this weekend to Joshua Tree National Park. I have to admit I was being a little bit of a baby about camping in November. I was worried that we would be the only people there (creepy) and that it would be too cold. When we got there (without reservations) all of the campgrounds were full! Thanks to a very nice group of Boy Scouts, they let us have a campsite they had reserved but did not need. We ended up having a great time. It was chilly but not too cold. The weather we did not expect, were the wind gusts that started up at about 3:30 am. Bill had to chase down a part of the tent. The kids and I were laughing trying to hold the thing down. We started our day at about 5am. We took a nice hike through the desert and the kids loved it. Camping is alot of work for just one night, next time we will plan for two and make reservations to be safe. Pretty strange looking trees, they look a little arthritic.