Palm Canyon

 

Awoke to a beautiful sunrise around 6 AM.  Crystal clear skies and no wind.  I had decided to hike the trail to an oasis of sorts up what is called Palm Canyon. Until 2004, there were palm groves down the majority of the length of the canyon.  A massive flash flood sent a wall of water over 12 feet high down the width of the canyon and scrubbed it clean.  The only signs of the old groves are the rotting palm logs you find along the way up the canyon.  Sally was out of luck on this hike as dogs weren’t allowed.

A look up the canyon from the parking lot.  Hard to believe there is an oasis back in there, somewhere.

The desert is beginning to bloom here.

Can you see the humming bird?

On up I go until I see them in the distance.

A true oasis, with water!

In the grove.

Looking down canyon.

A great hike that took about three hours, round trip.  The weather was perfect with short sleeve temperatures and no wind. 

We finished the day by giving Sally a bath, doing laundry, and catching a few more of the sculptures South of town.  There are so many that it’s difficult to see all of them. 

Finally, we were treated to fine desert sunset and a perfect crescent moon that disappeared behind the mountain before I could get a shot of it.  The skies here are beautiful at night with no light pollution.  The stars look as if you could just reach out and pick one from the Heavens.

That’s enough for one day….jc

Anza Borrego State Park

Borrego Springs, CA

We departed the Dome Rock area of Quartzite, AZ yesterday around 11 AM.  It was tough to leave the area after spending most of six days with friends, both old and new.  There were approximately 80+ rigs of one kind or another there, and we had a great time.  Looking forward to doing it again one day.

We traveled 150 miles or so into California and the town of Borrego Springs.  Located in the center of the huge Anza Borrego state park, it is a neat little town.  Scattered around the desert close to town are these metal sculptures.  They are a gift to the town from a benefactor and created by sculptor Ricardo Breceda of Temecula, CA.

Most all are larger than life and represent the creatures, both animal and human that may have called the valley home sometime in the last few million years.

Actually crosses under the road.

A few of the others on the North side of town.  There are many more to the South.  We’ll see those tomorrow.

 

 

Dancing dinosaurs.

And other creatures.

Vineyard worker.

                            

That’s all for now…..jc

Molded Fiberglass Trailers

 

We meet many people on the road that make comments about our little trailer, and ask what makes it unique from other travel trailers.  The answer is that our Casita, and a number of other brands are manufactured of molded fiberglass, just like boats.  That makes them more durable, longer lasting, and just fun to own.

I walked around the area today and tried taking pictures of all the brands represented here this week.  The clouds moved in just as I started taking pictures and the shots aren’t the best.  At the least, they will show the variety of brands here.  And, there are dozens of older brands which are no longer manufactured but still are rolling around the roads of the U.S. and Canada.

13 ft. Casita.

EggCamper.  All electric.

A couple of Scamps.

 

An Escape fifth wheel.

A Burro and a Boler.

 

Bigfoot and fifth wheel Scamp.

 

A real classic, U-Haul.

 

An Outback. And a new one on the market, The Lil’ Snoozy.

 

I know I missed taking a picture of a Trillium, and may have missed others, but hopefully you can see that it’s wasn’t a gathering of Casita’s, but of EGGS.

On another note, there have been many talented people spend time out here in the desert.  This is the fire pit and rock garden left behind by some wandering soul.

 

Lizard.

Scorpion.

Enough for now…..jc