29 Palms, CA visit 12/26

Arrived friday 12/26 at the home of Nancy/Lisa in 29 Palms. The drive from LA was a long one do heavy traffic on I-10. During the drive (101,I-5, I-10) one could see the mountian tops covered in snow.

Sat. we took off to do some sight seeing. Went to Pioneertown where many western movies have been filmed including TV show Gun Smoke. Many of the buildings are just walls to look like building. Lots of snow still there. From there to a place call Christ Park. Its filled with white statues of christ. Interesting. Of course we looked for a geocache & found it. Alot to see in Yucca Valley. Then to an area in Joshua to see metal scuptures and a Retreat restort builded by Lloyd Wright. A spin into Joshua Nat'l park loop to 29 Palms. Great views. Fun day. Finish off with some pizza & wine at the house.

Merry Christmas 12/25

Started out the morning by going to breakfast with Bunny/Jay at Denny's. The only place open and it was busy. From there we drove around the area- just looking. I dragged them to a geocache site for a hunt. We found it, signed log. Later in the day we went to the movies but there were so many people we left. Dropped them off at their RV and off to do some more geocaching. Back for a nap. Nice relaxing day. Merry Christmas.

Christmas Eve Dinner

We were invited to the the Bennett's home located in Valencia about 35 mi from here. Most of the other lot managers were there. A cater buffet dinner was at hand. Chicken/roast beef along with mashed potatoes and veg. Fun evening sharing stores and learning more about the history of christmas lots. Over all the owners were please with the out come. Some locations were down a little bit. Our lot was a new one for the location & business was good.

Christmas lot is now closed

Christmas Eve Day (wed).

The rain has been put on hold which is great while we get ready to close the christmas tree lot. The crew showed about about 8:30am. Taking down the lights and all the poles. During the closing we did sell and gave away some trees. Where did the time go? Its been a fast pace with long hours. Mr Bennett showed up to view the closing procedures and invited us to their home for a C.Eve buffet dinnner at 6pm. Now its all over. Another great adventure. About 5pm it started to rain. Expecting some heavy rain this evening.

Tent coming down at lot

Do to rain coming on monday, the owner wanted the tent down. It cannot be taken down when its wet. So about 1pm a crew came in to do the job. What an operation. During the process we continue to sell tree. People are looking for big discounts. We closed about 7pm. Just three more days to go and I want out of here. :)

Holiday Cheer at the Lot

A liitle camp fire and some Jim Bean made for the holiday cheer. Great bunch of guys helping out.

Rain & wind at the Lot

What a day. Rain Rain go away. And the Wind. At times we thought the big tent was coming down. We closed the christmas lot around 11 am to 4pm. We did sell some trees. Then we closed again around 8 pm. The rain finally stopped around 4 and the wind about 6pm. Tommorrow, the weather is suppose to be sun/cloudy with NO rain. Here some pictures trying to keep the tent stable.