December 15th: We're in Yuma, Az today doing some last minute prep on the camper before Eric heads south. This is a huge RV town with RV parks, neighborhoods, sales, rental and storage. A lot of people come here and park out in the desert, then ride their ATVs around over the sand dunes, which looks like a blast.
We also saw Slab City where Gen. Patton used to train his forces in the desert. The slabs used to support houses and barracks, but everything was done away with except the cement slabs they were built on. The area has been taken over by squatters in their RVs, tents and mobile homes. Amazing!
Then we saw Salvation Rock, which is hard to describe, but looks like a work in progress. Lots of bright paint slathered over a huge area of rocks and boulders, with various Bible passages printed out here and there.
Spent one night at a park near the Salton Sea in the CA desert. It is huge salt water lake that is fed by the Colorado and Mexicali Rivers. The salt content keeps increasing and killing a lot of the fish that were introduced to it, except the Tilapia are flourishing. Also, there can be 400 different species of migrating birds here during the winter months, coming from and going to various locations, but stopping to meet up here every year.
I'm heading home for the Holidays in a day or two, then will meet up with Eric and Wilson again to celebrate New Years.
Needs to swim!
At a RV Show in Indio, CA. Need bigger RV!
Salton Sea campground with Hot Springs Mineral Tubs
Beautiful Sunshine!!! Somebody said the Cochella Valley is the
warmest area in the country in the winter on average. Yuma claims
to have more days with sunshine than any other city in the country.
Desert golf course near the Salton Sea.
Putting green.
Salvation Mountain at the Slabs near Niland, CA
Salton Sea Campground
Windpowered Camper
The Slabs
