Las Cruces, NM

Finally got out of Arizona. Seems we was there a long time. Before we left Kingman, we visited with a young lady at IHOP. She had lived in Texas growing up and a few years ago she moved to AZ. We asked her why and she said because of the Joshua trees. WHAT?? Seems her father has arthritis and when a person lives in an area where Joshua trees grow, there is less pain. Well.....new one to me and I had never heard of a Joshua tree.
Right outside Phoenix there is a Joshua tree forest. Below is a picture. I googled but didn't come up with anything about the tree relieving pain. If you think it does, it probably does.

There are a lot of really pretty desert plants. They really stand out among the rocks and sand.

We had a long day in the car so we are much closer to home. In fact we are so close to Texas we can smell it. Unless its the Rio Grande right down the road. Should be home tomorrow.

Joshua Tree