5 February
We are in a stretch of near-perfect weather and groups are going out into the desert nearly every day. On this trip, my guide pointed out a rock wall atop a rise (going too fast to get photo). He said that legend says the conquistadors built it as a quick fort against Indian attacks. Possible but not probable.
One of the nice things about a lot of RVers is that their dogs go with them everywhere. It's been really good for Lola, as her social skills left a lot to be desired. The caravans take periodic breaks and the dogs all jump out for water and social hour.
There is a couple in the park now from South Dakota. They have a large farm and winter is downtime for them so they go RVing. Their dog is a 5-month-old English Springer Spaniel, Winston.
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| Bill and Winston |
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| Winston |
Winston may be the friendliest pup on the planet. He doesn't seem to know a stranger and he tries to play with the little dogs. The little dogs, on the other hand, are not eager to have Winston stomp them.
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| Mike, Lola, Bill, Winston, Wenda |
There is another state park on the opposite side of the valley from Hidden Valley Ranch. I drove up there on Monday but the park gates were locked. Only open Wednesday through Sunday. I will try again on the correct day. The photo below is taken from the entrance to the park.
The beautiful weather continued for a couple more days, so I got to go on two more excursions.
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| Gilbert |
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| Indian's Bathtub |
This must be beautiful when there is water cascading down the rocks.
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| Muppet wants to go home. |
You can't really tell from this photo but we are standing at the top of a mountain looking down into the valley. Elevation must be 6000 feet or so.
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| Wenda and Gilbert |
Gilbert believes in only the finest, high-end equipment. Check out the gasoline can's stopper.
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