Palm Springs Ariel Tram

Clouds in Palm Springs on the way home



Easter Sunday at Hope Lutheran in Riverside

Dixie & Lexi at Pioneertown

Desert Pools RV Park

Apr 15 – 28...On the 16th we met Danny and Lexi at Palm Desert Civic Center Park for the annual Autism Walk. It was very hot so we didn't make it too long but we got our shirt and Lexi played in the water playground. From there we went to the COD Street Fair – we didn't stay long their either due to the heat. Did some shopping and went to Danny's for awhile. The wind started blowing bad on Monday, the 18th and it blew and blew and blew all week. We started playing water volleyball with the group in the park – 2 hrs each session. They play 6 days a week – we managed to make it 5 times during our stay. On Monday, the 18th we went into DHS & shopped at Angel View and Stater Bros. Our friend Ross visited us on Tuesday the 19th. We showed him some things about Ebay on the computer and then we BBQ'd some steaks for dinner. On the 20th we golfed 18 holes with Bill at the Desert Palm Country Club. Afterwords we had dinner with Bill & Gloria. Ross came back on Thursday and Dixie cut his hair. Denita celebrated her 40th Birthday on the 22nd. On Saturday the 23rd we drove to Aunt Marge's in Riverside. We took lunch and then shopped at Berean's Christian Store for a memorial gift in Mom's memory for Bethel Lutheran Church in Great Falls. That evening we went to dinner with Buster and Sandy. Had a great time visiting and catching up on the years events. We stayed overnight with Marge Easter Sunday we went to church with Marge,Don & Lexie. We had a nice brunch at the church following the service. Easter dinner was at Marge's condo. Danny joined us as well as Lexie's boyfriend, Ryan and his mother, Monica. We had a wonderful dinner! It would have been Mom's 77th birthday on Easter Sunday (24th). On Monday, the 25th we tackled the big job of washing the motorhome! On Wednesday we finally took the Palm Springs Tram ride to Mt San Jancito. The tram turns 360 degrees a couple of time on the 10 min ride. It goes from 2,643 ft elevation to 8,516 ft in 2 ½ miles. We watched a movie and walked around taking in the view. We then started on a 4.2 mile hike “Round Valley Trail”. We stopped to eat our lunch at a rambling stream and then started the hike up hill/rock. The 1st mile we encountered some snow but the 2nd mile was mostly all snow (ankle to knee deep). A this point we are asking ourselves WHY? There was a guy in front of us and we were following his footprints in the snow as you couldn't see the trail most of the time. We we got near the second half of the loop it became rocky and we lost the footprints and the trail. At this point we decided it would be a good idea to turn around and go back the way we came! We hated to have to do that but it was better than getting lost trying to find the trail through the snow! We now know why you have to get a permit to hike in that area...they failed to warn us about the lack of a well marked trail. Danny told us later that they often have people lost while hiking in that area!!!! Three hours later we arrived back at the tram station. We really did enjoy the tram ride and the hike!
We made our last stop at Trader Joe's for the season. Then we went to Danny's and sat in the Hot tu while Lexi went in the pool. We ordered a Pizza and ate at the pool.
Today the 28th we are getting the motorhome ready for travel tomorrow. Checking fluids, tire pressure, cleaning, etc. Tonight we are meeting Ross for dinner and we will head out early in the morning...destination – Mesquite, NV.

Mission Hills - LPGA

Polo Match

Sunset in Indio!

Happy 73rd Birthday Aunt Marge

Indian Waters - Indio, CA

Mar 24 – Apr 14...We left our park around 8am. We decided to drive up the east side of the Salton Sea for a different view. We arrived at Indian Waters at 1110a to find out that were were no 50 amp sites available. We decided to go to the Lake Cahuilla county park for the night. We came back at 9am on Fri and managed to get a good site right across from the pond/office. Ross visited that afternoon and Danny came for dinner that night. Saturday we did some grocery shopping. Sunday the 27th we went to a Polo Game at Eldorado Polo Club. Tuesday the 29th we went to the Kraft Nabisco LPGA tournament for the Celebrity PRO AM. It was hot out but we had fun walking around and watching the golf. Wed
the 30th we placed 9 holes of golf with Bill at the First Tee. Thur the 30th we finished out taxes and had some friends over for Happy Hour. On the 1st we headed to Danny's about 715a. Dixie stayed with Lexi while Danny was at work and Mike went back to the LPGA golf tourney. He also did some errands for Ross (picking up pictures and delivering to pro shops). On Sunday the 3rd we met Bill & Gloria at the Polo field again for 2 games. We had a fun time! On the 6th we played golf again with Bill at the 'First Tee'. Dixie was able to find a leftly hybrid club there both times we played! Lunch at Schlotzsky's after golf along with some shopping. We celebrated our 21st Anniversary on the 7th. Stopped and did some 'thrift store' shopping and then had a wonderful dinner at the Olive Garden. On Saturday the 9th we met Danny at the Augustine Casino for their barb-b-que and to listen to a couple of country bands. We enjoyed the music and watching the line dancers. We had dinner afterwords at the El Mexicali restaurant, a locale Indio place about 30 ft from the railroad tracks. On the 12th Aunt Marge and Don came for dinner to celebrate Marge's 73rd birthday! We had a great time visiting and eating!!!! Dixie did several haircuts in the 3 weeks we've been at Indian Waters. Mike did golf stuff for Ross - Ebay and local pro shops.
Thurs the 14th – we headed to Desert Pools after a painful stop at the 'truck stop' for diesel! ($4.49 per gallon).

Mike at the 'Yuma Territorial Prision'

Workers picking lettuce near Yuma

Desert Hot Springs, Winterhaven & Yuma

Mar 17 – 23 ….We left in the am for Winterhaven, CA/Yuma, AZ. Dad drove his car and us the motorhome. Doug and the motorcycle group arrived at our park (Pilot Knob) around 5pm. We went to the Mad Chef for Corned Beef and Cabbage with them. Doug and Dad stayed with us from the 17th – 23rd. We drove around the Yuma farm area and watched them harvest lettuce. We even helped ourselves to a couple of heads (well Dad did). We also stopped into a great date shop for a 'date shake' and some other goodies. We toured the old Yuma Territorial Prision. On Saturday we went with John Hebblemen, Randy Ross and Julie to the Moose Lodge where we had a wonderful Rib dinner and dancing. On Tue we drove around some more and stopped in and looked at Park Model homes and then Toy Haulers and Motorhomes. Dixie cut John's hair and then we all went out for a Chinese dinner. Doug and Dad left on Wed morning. Mike & Dixie did laundry and some house cleaning.

Mar 13 – 16... Mike was to fly back to PSP on the 13th but flights were full out of Denver. He decided to drive back with Dad and Dixie. We left Great Falls in Dad's Sebring convertible at 815a on Sunday the 13th. We drove 702 miles to Fillmore, UT where we overnighted at the Best Western. On Monday we arrived at Desert Pools RV park in Desert Hot Springs around 330pm. We picked up some dinner and went to Danny's. On Tue we went to the pool. In the afternoon we went to visit Bill and Gloria and then we all went to dinner at Babe's. On Wed we had Bob and Cheryl over for Happy Hour and Danny and Lexi came for dinner.