Shady tree
Following my trip up Kern Canyon to visit Pack Saddle Cave I was invited to escape the heat and head down to Long Beach. Mostly so I could provide tech support for my Dads talk to the local Cactus club there. The meeting was at Rancho Los Alamitas, which gave me a chance to tour the gardens and take a few pictures. After the talk we were invited to tour one of the members succulent garden and enjoyed a delicious dinner at Johnny Rebs, ribs and southern food. Then it was time to hit the road for the drive back over the Grapevine to the heat of Bakersfield.
The gardens
Mom and Dad discussing succulents
More Shady trees
Captain Nemo's Log 
Viewing those wonderful Moreton Bay fig trees must have been like a walk back in time !
reminded me of the many large fig trees we saw in Africa. The roots of some we followed into caves 🙂 https://thecaptainnemo.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/african-dreams/