It is interesting how much more we hike and do things than we did when we had out in Palm Springs before. I guess having only weekends made us more concerned with sun and pool, but now we have a lot of time.
We took a hike out to the 29 Palms Oasis on Sunday. The oasis pops up where the San Andreas fault has moved. There are underground rivers near the mountains, but when the fault shifts, the water is forced to the ground for a while, and then these oases grow.
This was a fun little walk.
 |
| I think this palm is interesting. It almost fell over, and then lifted up, but the fronds hang at an angle. |
 |
| These are California Fan Palms. They are not so prominent in landscape use. |
The berries of the California Fan Palms are not dates, but they are edible. Here is what the net says.
The sweet fruit pulp of the fan palm is edible. The fruit was eaten raw, cooked, or ground into flour for cakes by Native Americans. The Cahuilla and related tribes used the leaves to make sandals, roof thatch, and baskets. The woody petioles were used to make cooking utensils.
No comments:
Post a Comment