Heat and Coffee. Those are the important things on a morning like this when it’s 26 degrees outside.
On Dec 26 I pull out of Sawtooth Canyon at 10:30, to head south because it’s just too cold. I stop and thank the camp hosts for working so hard to make this such a nice place to visit. They tend this place with love.
We head off over the mountains, and it’s beautiful to see the highest peaks are snow dusted and a few, snow covered. We drive through Yucca Valley, and finally onto I10. On the other side of the mountains the temperature creeps up from 42 to 50…55…finally to 65 degrees! We are passing places like Palm Desert and Palm Springs. I end up in Salton City, on the west side of the Salton Sea. Believe me, this is no “city”! There is a nice Arco station and a small market and a few stop signs.
I see signs that indicate there is an RV Park near the sea. I want to find this park. I want my electricity!
I wind my way down towards the sea, and I do mean ‘down’. Salton Sea is around 200 feet below sea level, if memory serves me. (It often doesn’t so please feel free to correct me if you know better facts:-).
I go to the place where the sign says ‘office’ but that turns out to be a restaurant. There is no office. I’m directed to the park hosts RV site. I meet Clyde and he kindly leads me to my site. I tell him I will stay one night, or two. Or, it could be a week.
The thing is, that Laura and Joel (Pole) and I have been making plans to get together for New Years celebrations. We’ve been tossing around ideas of how to do this, but still aren’t sure because:
1) We don’t know where I’ll be.
2) The weather isn’t looking good for NYE anywhere within reasonable reach.
3) We aren’t sure about accommodations.
I was thinking about places like Owl Canyon and Sawtooth Canyon, but it got too cold. Now I think about the Anza Borrego desert east of Borrego Springs.
Well guess what? To make a long story a bit shorter, our NY celebration is going to end up being right here at this little…umm…rather much less than 5 star RV park, and the motel that sits beside it.
Considering that Laura and Joel were in Paris and England last year for the holidays, this should be, well, quite different for them! :-). Happily, they like ALL different kinds of experiences in travel and are tickled to take this one on, and explore the area.
Joy and Shiloh and I are all very excited that we will be seeing them soon and will be able to ring in 2015 with our dear friends!
Wandering Spirit 
I hear ya about the weather. It was about 39 in my Buggy this am in the Yuma area (going down to 30 on Thurs). Good news is my heat switch is on the wall next to my bed!
So happy to hear your friends will be with you…that will be special. I will be up at our club house with lots of new friends ringing in the New Year.
Have a Happy, safe and FUN New Year.
Krystina
Hi Krystina,
Nice to have the heat control next to your bed. Mine is only about 3 feet from the bed, but it’s from the other end if the bed, so I have to get at least one leg out. 🙂
Sounds like you’ll be having a fun New Years celebration too!
Glad to know you’ll have good friends to enjoy bringing in the New Year. I’m with you, Micky, I can’t stand cold weather…my bones just won’t warm up, lol. Give me the heat anytime, just not the humidity. Louisiana summers just about do me in…{panting}.
Hope you’ll share pictures of you, your friends, Joy, and Shiloh.
Take care and Happy New Year.
Cat Lady
Hi Cat Lady, I seem to be getting more cold sensitive as I get older…or maybe it’s because since the hot flashes have stopped my internal thermostat is becoming more normal. :-). I do get really chilly easily in the evening, like now, as I write this. Love snuggling in under a heavy load of blankets with warm dogs on both sides!
So excited that we’ll be joining you – we’ll be bringing food drink drink drink and our love.
Just watched this 1-hour long, 2004 documentary about the Salton Sea, narrated by John Waters. Yes, that John Waters:
It’s a great little movie about the past, present and future of the area, lots of interesting characters with hopes and dreams that one day the Sea will live up to its promise. There’s a good explanation about the fish die-offs and how the Sea is one of the few remaining stops left on the Pacific Flyway for migratory birds.
We fully expect to go looking for “Hunky Daddy” (he’s Hungarian!) and we must visit Salvation Mountain. Do yourself a favor and google that mountain – be sure to check out the satellite view. It is awesome.
Road trip, here we come!
Thanks for adding that You Tube Vid Laura!
So looking forward to seeing you two! Can’t wait! Joy and Shiloh can’t wait either…they told me. 🙂
Hope you had a memorable 1st xmas on the road. Just imagine how much more to explore in 2015. I know you will have a great new year celebration with your friends. All the very best wishes to you, Joy & Shiloh and happy traveling. …..HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM AUSTRALIA. …
Thank you so much Leslie! Happy New Year to you and your family. I take it you got that big house all cleaned, and now I hope you will relax and enjoy it!
New Years hugs to you!
Hope the weather has been kind Micky! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Patt;y! Had a couple of cold windy blustery days. Only a few drops of rain. Now there is a slow warming trend. Yay! 60 and sunny today.