"We climb because we can't fly"

Does it take climbing a dolomite intrusion (this rock) at a few thousand feet above sea level, in Joshua Tree National Park to feel like this?  No.  Just the guts to climb.  Now, go make great leaps, Little Crickets!

Travel Review (Palm Springs, CA)

Having recently spent some time in Palm Springs, a friend asked "Where's the best place to eat if I only have a few days in Palm Springs?"  So, enjoy my insight:

Food:
Number one pick in Palm Springs:  Babe's Barbecue. 

It's reasonably pricey (expect to pay $12 for a pulled pork sandwich and $20 and up for an entree), BUT you get the finest BBQ in town.  They take reservations, and I recommend it--depending on the season.  Better get one for peace of mind.  The combination of a smooth sauce with the right amount of bite, the choice-cut meats used, and the absolutely dead-on cooking prep (juicy as it gets with all the flavor the meat can offer) is how Babe's nails the number one pick. 

There are a variety of types of BBQ that they offer.  I know I'm a fan of the vinegar-type bbq sauce, and they've got it-- along with several other varieties.  The pulled tri-tip will knock your socks off, which you should probably be wearing (not a flip-flops BBQ shack stand here, folks) in this not-too-casual/but very pleasant restaurant: the atmosphere is moderately up-scale, but not fancy, and is country-western in style. Expect your server to be sporting a cowboy/girl hat, boots, and some genuine hospitality that is very worthy of mentioning.  (Another couple I know that went here was offered a few drinks on the house to celebrate their honeymoon-- just an example of the kind of people you'll find working at Babe's BBQ.)


Freebie Review*
Sadly, it is with heavy fingers that I try typing anything positive about The Crab Pot.  Slow service, slow food prep, slow service again, and light-lunch fish sandwiches that were priced as heavy as a full dinner entree.  Now, my mama taught me to have something nice to say or nothing at all-- so here it is.  The atmosphere looked outstanding: lots of carved wood fisherman and nautical decorations from outside the restaurant, to the inside walls, and hanging from the ceiling.  A fun and exciting-looking place.  The hostess was polite and prompt in seating us (we were the only ones there at lunch-time).  It was inviting enough to try, but the rest of the experience was a disappointment.  To their credit, I will admit I did stop there for lunch, and not dinner.  Perhaps their service at that time was a fluke (no pun intended... or maybe it was just a little- ha ha), but eating lunch or dinner-- for the price of what you got (greasily fried fish)-- was a bust. 

I hope this helps you make greater leaps, Little Crickets!

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