We arrived in Palm Springs, actually Thousand Palms at a friend's place just after dark and just as the rain started. We arrived back from our cruise to news of a week of rain predicted for the entire south of the USA. We hoped for the best. This morning we had cloudy breaks and a little rain. We drove into Joshua Tree National Park and checked out all the camp sites at Indian Cove. If you are ever in the neighbourhood you should check it out. You might want to reseve a site as it is obviously popular despite having no water and only pit toilets. Anway, we headed out into Rattlesnake Canyon for a hike. About 20 minutes into the scramble the heavens opened. We futzed along a bit longer trying to decide if we should turn back. We did turn back and are happy we did. The rain made the rocks very slick. There were torrents of water sliding down the rocks. Chris took a photo of me taste testing the desert rain. It was amazing.
When we later stopped in at the Visitor Reception Centre it was confirmed that we were wise to turn back as those types of washes are very dangerous in this amount of rain.
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