Canada defeated Russia 5-4 Monday evening to win the World Junior Hockey Championship at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. It was a tough, rugged game but the Canadian boys deserved the Gold as they went through the tournament undefeated winning all seven games they played. Looks like Canada will be in good shape in hockey on the international stage for several years to come as these kids are good!
Canada defeated Russia 5-4 in the Gold Medal game
The weather is heating up fast here in Palm Springs and it sure feels nice. Sunday morning was another beautiful day and we took advantage of it by heading out to one of our favourite local spots here – the Whitewater Preserve just a few miles west on I-10 from our location in Desert Hot Springs.
Following the well-marked trail out into the desert at Whitewater
There are a lot of hiking choices at Whitewater from fairly mild to rugged climbs up to the crest of the mountains. The trails go on for miles – thousands of miles actually as the Pacific Crest Trail runs right through the preserve so one could hike all the way north to Canada or south to Mexico. We didn’t do either of those.
Instead, we just chose a leisurely hike along a trail that followed the Whitewater River. Calling it a river is a bit of a stretch right now because there was barely a trickle of water and we could walk right across to the other side without really getting our feet wet. When it does rain out here I’m told the river turns into a raging torrent as the water flows down from the mountains and roars across the desert floor. That would be fun to see from a safe vantage point.
Even though we didn’t hike for hours and hours on Sunday morning it was still nice to seed the end of the trail as we arrived back at the Ranger Station.
The huge fish ponds behind the Ranger Station at Whitewater
All I can say is it was another beautiful morning spent at the Whitewater Preserve.
Thanks for visiting!
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