Cherry Valley Lakes RV Park, Beaumont CA 3/6-13/2014; Palm Springs RV Park, Palm Desert CA 3/13-27/2014

Cherry Valley Lakes RV Park, Beaumont CA  3/6-13/2014

We went to a park we haven't been to before, called Cherry Valley Lakes.  When we leave Palm Springs RV Park we have to be out four weeks before we can go back--a crazy rule.  So, after going to Wilderness Lakes for three weeks we needed another week out.  We both remember taking pictures at Cherry Valley Lakes, but I cannot seem to find them!  It was quite a small park, but nice to have it to stay in the seven days we needed out to be able to go back to Palm Springs.

 

Palm Springs RV Park, Palm Desert CA  3/13-27/2014

We seem to spend a lot of time at Palm Springs, but it is right in the middle of a lot of things to do and there are lots of things going on in the park.  There are water aerobics, line dance classes, craft and beading classes, craft sales, evening movies with free popcorn, jam sessions, musical entertainment, pickleball, card bingo, water volleyball, and several other things--along with all of the activities going on in the area.

 



While we were at Palm Springs, our friends, Russ and Louise, were camped at Desert Hot Springs.  They are not Thousand Trail members, but are members of Western Horizon, so we don't stay in many of the same parks.  But, it is nice when they are close by so we can do things together.

Russ & Louise are big birders and hikers.  It is always an adventure to go with them.  We went to a BLM preserve for migrating birds and other animals, called White Water Preserve.

 

 Along the trail was this really pretty palm tree.  I use a picture of it as my screen saver on my tablet!

 

 We came upon a sign post on the trail . . .

. . . pointing to the Pacific Crest Trail.  This hiking and equestrian trail is 2,663 miles long and starts on the US-Canada border and ends on the US-Mexico boarder and goes across Washington, Oregon, and California. It ranges in elevation from just above sea level at the Oregon-Washington boarder to 13,153 feet in the Sierra Nevada mountains.  The route passes through 25 national forests and 7 national parks. That would be quite a hike!

 



Here is a rock that has the mileage distances from this point to certain places along the trail,  like Mexico and Canada.

 I think Russ and Louise have found something to look at!

 Yup!  Russ thought we might see some bighorn sheep.  The zoom on my camera brought these up pretty close.

 There were several herds of bighorn sheep on the mountainsides.  They were amazing to see!  A great day at White Water Preserve.  Thanks to Russ and Louise who share these places with us.

 

Another beautiful Arizona sunset!