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.