No pictures from LA, it actually rained...luckily our next stop, Palm Springs, was plenty sunny but not too hot:
Mountains and sand.
This is the view from Mt. San Jacinto, which is reached by the Aerial Tramway (http://www.pstramway.com/) This is an exciting trip if you're not too comfortable with heights and dangling from a cable. And it's quite chilly up there.
Here I am, back on the ground, where I feel a little better, despite the signs showing you how close the San Andreas fault is, across the valley.
I don't really believe in zoos, but my friend wanted to go, so here I am at the one in San Diego...don't miss the panda in the background.