I was out at first light, walking the resort for over an hour and determined to find a road runner for a photo shoot. We ALWAYS see road runners here in the mornings, but thus far, none. Maybe Wednesday will be the day. (Or is...
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We started our day with a long walk through the resort, with a slight detour to pick up a geocache. The grounds of the resort are beautiful, with water features and incredible landscaping at every turn. We love walking here...
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A new friend We’re still recovering from our itises so we’re continuing to take it slow. We’re both feeling much better, but not quite top of form yet. We spent the morning packing and then geocaching north of I-10. Cutoffs are different from back home. Here, they remove the entire house! The railroad...
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Reading spot. Mona and Daisy Most of the day we chilled…just taking it easy, enjoying the scenery, reading and relaxing. In the morning, we took the boardwalk to the hotel where we bought mocha lattes and sat in the sun next to the waterfalls. There we read...
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Fire on the Mountain! (Run boys run!) We started the day with a trip to Urgent Care…both of us have come down with an “itis” or two. This is the third time in our travels we’ve shared a doctor visit, both of us in the examination room...
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Wind Turbines in the San Gorgonio Pass The entrance to the Coachella Valley from the east is through the San Gorgonio Pass which is a narrow valley between two of the highest mountains in North American. This pass funnels wind into the valley, creating one of...
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On Day 8 we started slowing down the pace and just enjoying the peace and beauty of the Coachella Valley. Day 9 is more of that. One of many beautiful sidewalks Okay...
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S-L-O-W-I-N-G it down. Time to relax and enjoy. Started our day with a walk around the resort. Headed west first…with a great view of Mount San Jacinto. This mountain rises almost 10,000 feet from the valley floor. No foot hills here…just up! The resort is hosting an auto show...
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Yep, Mona’s birthday….the reason we decided on this trip was so Mona could celebrate her birthday in Palm Springs. We started the morning 50 miles south of Phoenix so we still had some miles to travel. Up to this point, most of our travels have been...
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