Desert in Bloom

Before hitting the road, we shared breakfast with our friends Linda and Yogi from Palm Creek who now reside in Robson Ranch.  Again, it is such a pleasure to see friends and catch up on all their news and the news of our other long term location in Casa Grande-Palm Creek RV Resort.  Then we head out for the road and Yuma.

The desert is in bloom.  Yellow, deep blue, orange and white blossoms-all colors along the road and out among the saguaro cactus as if a paintbrush from heaven had been randomly drawn through the landscape.  The saguaro cacti are getting the fuzzy white tops that precede their blooms joined by the cholla cactus with their fuzzy white bouquet-looking tops.  Ocotillo cactus reach toward the sky with their now green, spiny stalks topped with scarlet flowers.  The desert is green from the highway to mountains in the distance with yellow-flowered paloverde shrubs and creosote bushes sporting green leaves.  This is the desert at its loveliest, mile after mile during our journey today.

We stop in Yuma for the night after a good drive.  The coach had no additional problems today and we are grateful.  It climbed the mountain ridge just before Yuma with ease.  Tonight there was a glorious sunset visible from our RV Park along a canal that forms the rear border of the park.  There is a wide path on either side of the canal and people are out enjoying a walk or bike ride beside the water as the sun sets.  Others are out strolling in the park as the warm afternoon recedes with the departing sun.  The air is dry and cools, as the desert is wont to do with the approaching nightfall, reminding me of the extremes you can experience in this environment.  

Tomorrow we will reach San Diego and settle in for two weeks preparing for work and doing some advance paperwork.  This will be a time to enjoy family and some of our favorite San Diego restaurants and sites as well.  Bon appetite as they say!