Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Right turn

Wind generators......they're everywhere.......up, down, and all around!!!!

Not too shabby for an "RV Park" huh????

An oasis in the desert

We wrapped up in San Diego by attending an organ recital in Balboa Park, taking in the vista at Cabrillo National Monument, a few good waterfront restaurants and, lots more. There is so much to do in San Diego. But, we had to leave something for next time!

So now we have turned right and are heading north…..slowly. Based upon the weather we are seeing in Washington and Oregon (and Ontario), we may take our own sweet time making much northern progress. We thought we had seen big wind farms in south Texas. They are nothing compared to the mile after mile of wind generators around Palm Springs. They are in the valleys, on the hill-tops and, everywhere in between. But, how come only about 20% of them are spinning in a stiff breeze????

Yesterday we arrived at a beautiful RV Park in Cathedral City, between Palm Springs and Palm Desert. This place actually DOES have 8 pools and, with 85ยบ F and sunshine, we made good use of one of them. The RV Park is located around a 27 hole golf course, all of which is beautifully landscaped.

Palm Canyon is a 15 mile long canyon surrounded by hilly scrub desert. In the bottom of the canyon flows a small stream which is sufficient to keep thousands of indigenous California Fan Palms alive in this canyon oasis. We hiked down into the canyon and along part of its length, finding an abundance of wildlife and hundreds of hummingbirds of 5 different species. An amazing experience in the middle of the desert. Hiking down was easy…….coming back up in the heat, a bit of a workout.

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