(Hint: The correct length for a walking stick is shoulder-height, and you grasp it by holding your hand out at a 90-degree angle from your body. Walking sticks are available for you to borrow, and if you have any difficulty at all with rough terrain, get one. You won't be permitted to go on the trail if you are wearing flip-flops, heels, etc. There is quite a bit of climbing up and down rock steps and walking shoes are an absolute necessity. And if you are at all into hiking, don't miss going up Tahquitz Canyon! OK, it's not handicapped-accessible.
The afternoon high was expected to reach 93. When we got back 3 hours later, it was 77. When my wife and I left for our hike in Tahquitz Canyon recently, the temperature was 67 degrees. OK, let me explain something about the desert.
