Joshua Tree National Park and 29 Palms, California
After hiking in Joshua Tree National Park, I camped in Indian Cove beneath batholiths. I had come to see the Wonderland of Rocks, which thanks to Minerva Hoyt is publicly preserved and accessible.
Surrounded by the long-leaning shadows of the mammoth rocks at sunset, with an expansive view of the Mojave and picturesque vista of snow-capped San Gorgonio, I was a happy woman. And as the sun dipped below the horizon, the drumming began.
Somewhere amidst the prehistoric rocks and thorny bushes, a group of drummers pounded the skins by campfire. Very primal – it couldn’t have been more perfect. I’d seen some interesting things and heard some great music throughout my travels, all seemingly fitting for time and place, and this was no different. The moon rose and galaxies appeared. I climbed the boulder behind my tent and put out my arms to the heavens, smiling, elated for such small blessings.
After an excellent night’s sleep, I broke camp. I had noticed murals in 29 Palms and wanted to go back there to explore, having just driven through town on my way to the Park. Barstow had murals, too, and I was curious noting an obvious trend.
Turns out, both towns along the old Route 66 have walking maps guiding tourists to the murals along their “main” streets. Most are historic in nature, although not all. The paintings in Don Gray’s Dr. Luckie mural are so realistic, they look like a series of vintage photographs.
Aside from the murals, 29 Palms was an interesting find, and I’m really glad I bothered to backtrack. Situated strategically between the Mojave and Joshua Tree, the small town serves as the gateway into some of the country’s most desolate, windswept sand fields.
Good thing the area also affords unsurpassed beauty, clear skies and thermal hot springs. It was named after twenty-nine palm trees that surrounded Mara Oasis when the gold diggers first rolled into the vicinity. After centuries of providing shelter for local inhabitants, the trees were promptly logged by the mindless meandering miners. Although the world's largest Marine base is also located there, I saw no evidence of it anywhere. (Then again, I wasn’t really looking for it.)
Out of sheer curiosity, I made my way over to the 29 Palms Inn, where U2 wrote Joshua Tree – because really, how could I not. With an eclectic spread of historic buildings comprising its "rooms," many which were relocated to the property, the Inn has long since been a hotspot for Hollywood starlets.
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I had noticed murals in 29 Palms and wanted to go back there to explore, having just driven through town on my way to the Park. Barstow had murals, too, and I was curious noting an obvious trend. Turns out, both towns along the old Route 66 have
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"Twentynine Palms derives its name from the life-giving waters of the lush oasis where 29 native California Fan Palms grew along the Pinto Mountain fault. . . . . . ."In 1910, Bill and Frances Keys, among the first pioneer homesteaders, settled at the
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Field research and travel for this study was supported by contracts from University of California Los Angeles, California State University Dominguez Hills, US Army Fort Irwin, USAF Edwards Air Force Base, USMC Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms,
High Speed Paleo in 29 Palms, Ca. « BrentsCrossFitPaleoLife
Wednesday, I found myself in good old 29 Palms, California, attending a meeting for a project on the marine base. The drive there is always a bit more scenic than driving into Los Angeles! I love the desert scenery, mountain formations, cactus, joshua trees, and old dilapidated houses and mobile homes that litter the hill sides. Yesterday’s drive was no exception. It was beautiful. I love this drive, it’s not as demanding on the drive side, and it always gives me more time to think and contemplate what life is throwing at me.
When I travel around So Cal, for my various projects, I usually find myself scoping out the local markets and places where I think I might be able to score a Paleo meal. Fast food is usually my last-ditch effort.
Not sure if any of have been to 29 Palms or not, but this is a pretty small town, with a main grocery store (Stater Brothers), several Del Tacos scattered here an there, a McDonalds on the main drag, a few mexican restaurants, a couple quicky marts and whole bunch of hair cutting places (for the marine jar head cut)!
As I drove down the main drag, I thought I’d stop at a little grocery mart to grab a little snack or maybe a lunch type meal. It was amazing, I walked the entire store, and there was not one thing “Paleo” to buy. Frustrated, I simply headed to the base badge and pass to work to get on the base.
My meeting was at noon, I was starting to get a bit hungry. It was 11 am now and my sub-contractor paperwork was not in order. For some reason, the contractor I was working for forgot to issue my paperwork for base access. While they were working on my paperwork problem, I decided to head up the road and grab a bit to eat. I had passed a subway on the way in and thought I could score a salad or something there? So off I went. About a 1/4 mile from the base badge building and the subway, the red lights flashed in my mirror. Yep the dreaded highway patrol pull over. I was ticketed for doing 59 in a 55! You’ve got to be kidding me, 59 in a 55? So after the ticketing wrapped up, I quickly scooted the additional mile down to Subway and that’s were more confusion began.
This Subway was offering their double egg, double bacon, double cheese melt all day! Thinking this would taste better than a salad, I bellied up to the counter and began my looooong order, which was really quite simple, I thought? For the employee behind the counter, not so much! I only said 3 statements. 1. I’ll take the double egg, double bacon, double cheese melt. 2. No cheese. 3. When asked what kind of bread I wanted, I simply replied, ‘you might as well leave the bread out, I’ll just toss it in the trash’. With a completely perplexed look, he said, “I’m new here, and I don’t think I can just leave the bread out, I’ll have to check with my supervisor?”. So the supervisor came out and took my order over and she too was completely perplexed not understanding why I didn’t want the bread. I said, I’m just trying to save you the bread, cause I’m just going to toss it in the trash. I had to explain that I don’t eat any grains or processed foods, just meat, veggies, some nuts and seeds and fruit. The looks from all 3 employees were priceless!
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