Marine Corps Nomads

July 17, 2014

Frozen Yogurt and Snow in the Desert

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After a morning of rock climbing and a nice picnic lunch, we decided it might be nice to cool off a bit with a refreshing treat of frozen yogurt. Yes, she’s protecting that chocolate frozen yogurt. 😉 The air conditioning felt good, and the frozen yogurt was delicious. It left us all feeling more refreshed. While we don’t get snow here, I thought it would be fun for the girls to make some snow in the desert using some dollar store kits. They ended up adding all of their snow together and mixing in some ice. They had fun playing…

Wordless Wednesday: Rock Wall Climbing

July 16, 2014

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Wordless Wednesday: Rock Wall Climbing

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July 15, 2014

Heather L

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Exploring Joshua Tree National Park: Skull Rock

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The girls were ready for some more rock climbing so we headed back to Joshua Tree National Park. We found a nice location where there was a picnic table in the shade for some of us to sit while others took off for a climbing adventure. It didn’t take long for D and the girls to disappear into the rocks and reappear high up on top of some of the formations. We ended up having to call them back as it was time to find a place for a picnic lunch. We found a nice table near the base of…

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

July 14, 2014

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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

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To escape the desert heat, we decided it would be fun to head over to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. It’s almost 30 degrees cooler at the top than it is at the bottom. A quick family picture before we get in the tram and head to the top. The ride up was filled with beautiful views. One of the new (to us) features for the tram is that it rotates in a circle, so you can see views from all sides of the tram. Once we arrived at the top, we took in the…

The Living Desert

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On the second day of our vacation, we headed over to The Living Desert. They had a variety of new babies including a baby giraffe and a baby zebra. We all enjoyed seeing the cute babies with their mamas. The baby zebra decided to nurse while we were there. This big horn sheep was sitting up on the hill watching over his girls. When we came back around a little later in the day, he had moved out of the sun and joined the girls in the shade. We were pleasantly surprised that there was a lot of shade at…