In order to give you an idea of how hot and dry and Sahara-like it really is in Palm Srpings, here are a few pictures from the African wild life preserve -- smack in the middle of the city. Yes, wild African animals living it up in the land of Bob Hope.
In the distance in this photo, that´s a giraffe and two ostriches, hanging out together. Do giraffes and ostriches hang out together in real life? I´ll let you google that one, but apparently in Palm Springs, they are fast friends.
Also, a fun fact that we learned is that you can always tell the difference between a male and female giraffe via their eating habits. Males always extend their necks and reach for the farthest tree leaves, while females lower their necks and eat the leaves closer to the trunks. Clearly, the females are smarter. Why over-extend yourself when you can make your male counterparts do all the work instead?
This is a photo of some fat, lazy warthogs, dying from the Palm Springs "dry" heat.
This is a photo of an ostrich, checking out Dan. They eventually came closer for us to get a better look. They only have one toe, by the way. One really large toe equipped with one really large gnarly fang claw.