November 25 Thursday 2010 Happy American Thanksgiving

Today I take 3 people on the Willis palms trail in the Coachella Valley- Preserve-4 miles rated moderate. Weather is perfect for hiking not too windy and not to cold. . Willis trail has a view of Mt. San Gorgonio. It is a natural palm grove which sits on the San Andreas fault line. We see a caterpillar sitting on a milk weed so it is a monarch butterfly, Wow. Everyone is surprised when we came to the area where mud oozed out of the mountainside. We get side tracked for awhile but quickly find the trail again. We get back by noon time to prepar for the big dinner.