After RJ, our son, attended some morning meetings on Saturday, we joined him, Lisa and granddaughter Ella for a ride up the Palm Spring Aerial Tramway. We drove up 2000 feet to the parking lot then the tram took us up to 8500 feet near the top of the mountain. It was an interesting ride as the floor of the tram rotates as the tram rises so everyone has an opportunity to see all parts of the canyon we are soaring above. It was about 30° cooler on top but the views were great of the city and the mountain top forest made for a nice short hike. If we were up to some strenuous hiking, there are over 50 miles of trails on the mountain.
A trip to Pete Carlson’s Golf and Tennis store filled the rest of the afternoon. Ella was one very tired baby so she went home with mommy and daddy while John and I attended a dinner for board members and past presidents of the ABMA. We so enjoyed catching up with our friends at this function.
Today we played golf at the Indian Canyons Golf Course with our son. This course has been around for many years, they used to host the Frank Sinatra Open. Since it is tucked up against the mountain range, the high winds in the rest of the valley did not bother us on the course. Actually, we were surprised at the high winds when we left there.
Last night we laid some plans for the rest of this trip. We will head east to Lake Havasu then to Utah to visit Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks. After Easter with our daughter in Oklahoma we will head home. But there will be plenty of adventures before that time.
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