Day 13 - Big Morongo Canyon Preserve

These little boxes are the Distortion Field Generators used to preserve the Preserve. Everything in the Preserve is preserved according to the Law of Constant Preservation that says, "an object that is preserved tends to stay preserved". Or something like that.

The bees love this particular flower. The entire desert is blooming after the past days' rains, but there is something special about these plants. We think it is an experimental bee-mind-control experiment. It works.

Wendy looks dubiously at the Track to the Unknown.

The nice Marines from 29 Palms are out for a little Sunday afternoon fly about. They volunteer to ensure the Distortion Field over the Morongo Preserve remains intact. No one messes with a Marine.

The World-Famous Goosenecks of the Morongo. It would be even more magnificent if it ever had water in it. Because of the drought, the locals are considering re-hydrating the Morongo with Coors. In many ways, it would be simpler than rainmaking.

The Track to the Unknown - looking fondly back towards Known.

The bottom of Morongo Canyon is unbelievably lush. With crocodiles.

A perfect perch over the Morongo Preserve. These homes are occupied by faux families - covering for the Marine surveillance base - they are serious about Preserve preservation.

We stumble upon Bonnie and Clyde's Last Ride. Really. It even has many bullet holes in the door, right where Faye Dunaway took a few for the team.

Relaxy Russ.

This is what happens when the Distortion Field generators go out of alignment.

It is not a pleasant occurence - many have been lost on the boardwalk vortex.

The Rabbit Hole looks very harmless from this distance.

Russ will not be stopped - he powers on through most things - and is en route back to find those generators - he thinks he can re align them.

So far it's not working.

Seems things often get worse before they get better.

Just off the end of our property Emma finds the Mystery Melon of the Day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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