[Wolfstar]

God bless the Secret Service Presidential Detail, which can never let its guard down in the face of events like the thrown hoax bomb. In these photos show President Bush's motorcade, bristling with armament and communications equipment, as it drives up a rugged road in the Santa Rosa mountains near Palm Springs, CA, this morning. The President planned to have a mountain bike ride before going to church for Sunday services.

After the ride, the President's motorcade is seen leaving the Santa Rosa mountains.

[Wolfstar]

Sharing some of the sights the President may see this weekend.

The Santa Rosa Mountains rise like a knife blade from the floor of the Anza-Borrego Desert over a mile into the sky. The mountains are rugged and are designated as wilderness.

The Santa Rosa Mountains as seen from the Salton Sea. There is a National Wildlife Refuge on the southeast side of the sea (where the ashes of my first German Wirehaired Pointer, Jack, were scattered). It was renamed for Rep. Sonny Bono after his untimely death, and is now the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. During his years in Congress, Sonny Bono worked tirelessly to save the Salton Sea.

Snow geese which stop over at the Salton Sea wildlife refuge during their annual migrations. Among the great privileges of my life was to be at the refuge before dawn several times to see the snow geese arrive. They form a huge spiral of descending birds as they fly in to land. They honk continuously, squabbling over their own patch of territory, and take some time to settle in on the ground.

A California sunset over the Santa Rosa Mountains.

From the Imperial Valley looking toward the Santa Rosa Mountains with a rainbow in front of them.

[Jewels1091]

feel sorry for those in the back eatting dirt!!!