10-February 2017 to 12-February 2017: As Julie and I got closer to the creek amongst those palm trees, we saw some people with wet shoes. One guy told us that you’re gonna get wet on this hike, and that we would be better off giving in to getting wet instead of wasting time trying to figure out how to stay dry on the creek crossings. He threw out a number like around 12 creek crossings, and as we got closer to the creek, we could already see that crossing this while trying to stay dry would be no easy feat. And that there were still at least 11 more of these to go!

Once we got to the other side (shoes a little bit wet but not too bad), we met up a lady who decided she wasn’t going to continue the hike after having soaked one of her feet. So she sat by some solar powered vane or something like that, and waited perhaps for the rest of her group to finish the excursion before heading back. And so the whole while, she’d sit there patiently while hoping her shoes and socks would dry by the time they’d get back as she wasn’t in the mood to hike with soaking feet…

• Day 1 (February 10, 2017 – Palm Springs, California): “Uneasy Feelings”
• Day 2 (February 11, 2017 – Palm Springs, California): “Taking What Mother Nature Throws At Us”
• Day 3 (February 12, 2017 – Los Angeles, California): “Righting A Wrong”

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