Coyotes & Joshua Trees

Eric and I just got back from our spring break trip to Joshua Tree National Park. We camped out and climbed for 3 days. Except for some windy moments, we had good weather and did plenty of climbing. Eric was a good climbing partner and companion. We were disappointed to find our favorite JTree restaurant (Crossroads Cafe) to be closed for renovations. However, we did manage to find a little mexican dive that had delicious food in Twentynine Palms near the marine base. I became a bit tired on the drive home and wished Eric could drive a spell, but he still is only 13 years old, so I resisted the urge to let him drive on the lonely back roads across the southern California desert.