A Tree Top View

Sorry for no photograph yesterday, I decided in my not too infinite wisdom to erase my whole computer (a Mac for those that wonder) and reinstall everything with Apple's new operating system Snow Leopard. Well it took a little longer than expected and it's still not quite 100%. Anyways up, as we'd say in England, today's photograph is a view of the tree tops from the top of the tramway at Palm Springs. This view is looking east towards Indio and eventually Arizona and just captures some of the desert floor on the left. If you every decide to take a trip up the tramway just remember that when you get to the top you are at over 8000ft in altitude and to say you get breathless quickly (and not just from the view) would be an understatement. It wasn't so bad for me as I used to live in Big Bear at over 6000ft but Janet was really feeling it. Southern California really is a pretty place  and in so many different ways. Can you imagine standing here looking at this view in January or February, you would be looking at a forest covered in snow at probably 20 - 30 degrees F overlooking a desert with temperatures in the high 90's. Hopefully in February I will find the time to do just that to show you the difference.