Once again I’m just amazed with Palm Springs scenery. I enjoy the desert scenery, but looking up is where you’ll find the real action. Today the cloud formations were just amazing. Starting off the day  being overcast and heavy clouds as if to indicate thunderstorms may roll in any minute now. But then it transformed to wonderful formations with wispy cumulus clouds holding the moisture at bay.

A little later in the afternoon the sky became  even more dramatic as the winds began to whip the clouds up and over Mt. San Jacinto.

As the sunset behind Mt. San Jacinto, I was actually expecting fantastic colors to break through. Unfortunately due to the heavy humidity and moisture in the air, the dust particles that would normally turn the sky bright reds and oranges are weighed down and did not get their chance to play their concert. So I am left with whipped clouds creating a dramatic backdrop for the  palm trees.

As I head out of town, the lone stretch of Hwy 111 wraps along the base of San Jacinto, pink and purple start to poke their heads out ever so slightly. But they are covered by the dark mass of thinderheads wanting to burst open with the rainwater. Maybe up there it’s a little wet, but down here it’s perfectly dry.

And now with Palm Springs behind me and a long drive home ahead of me, a few clouds hang around trying to intimidate us into umbrellas and rain jackets. This wonderful play has made for an interesting drive home.