We left Jeanne and her puppies with tears in all of our eyes this morning about 10:45 am. Sadness, but there has been so very much joy over the last six weeks! Again, many thanks to Bruce and Jane and to Jeanne for their gracious hospitality.
So we are in Blythe, CA for the night. To say we took the long way getting here is an understatement! We drove through Hemet, San Jacinto and along the 10 freeway for awhile, before dad asked for another Inn-N-Out burger. This time though, we only ordered singles and shared the fries and still couldn't finish our food. But very good burgers and fries! We then found our way along highway 111 through La Quinta and Palm Desert and surrounding communities in order to find the road that took us to the Salton Sea. The road hugs the eastern seashore of this huge body of water that sits approximately 250 feet below sea level. Although there are many areas for recreation, RV's, camping, picnicking, kayaking and other water sports, we saw only one lonely car with one person and a pup tent. It's a dying area and not kept up at all. The Salton Sea looked beautiful as the blue sky was reflected in the water and at times it was difficult to define the line between the sky and the water along the horizon. This body of water went on for miles and miles. I pulled off the road at a turn off for Bombay Beach. OMG...it's difficult to fathom that people live in these dilapidated, old, weather torn buildings some probably call home. But they do as we saw some folks around. Made me sad.
We drove through many small towns in very Southern California closing in on Mexico before making a turn and driving through Brawley. Along the way, I saw what appeared to be sand dunes ahead. Yes, there are sand dunes! The Imperial (County) Sand Dune state park! These dunes are quite amazing and would be a blast to ride. However, all day we were in temperatures between 105 and 110 degrees. Man, it was hot when we even opened the window, let alone getting out of the car! I would NOT live there. Leaving the Brawley area and driving to Blythe, the two lane road was in excellent condition and there were a lot of desert trees and shrubs along the road with red, Rocky Mountain peaks surrounding us...actually a very easy, interesting and pretty drive.
Well, my photos won't post, so I'll do it tomorrow.
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