Today it almost rained on us (I think most of it evaporated before it hit the ground) and we were treated to a beautiful desert rainbow. The desert had so much rain this year that they are predicting a spring wildflower explosion. Unfortunately, we will be gone by then.
The reservation system used by the park was a bit frustrating and required us to move to stay five nights. Borrego Springs State Park campground did not advertise accommodations for RVs over 35 feet, but there were a lot of long pull-through sites (2-22, 31-48) that were plenty large enough for our 40-foot coach. We did check with the rangers to make sure it was ok to be in a 40 footer - they didn't care. The first site was not very level. It was like a different park once we settled into our second site. Easy to level and afforded a much better view of the desert landscape.
Early one morning after I opened the curtains, Joani spotted a couple of coyotes prowling through the brush. They were too quick for a picture, but it was pretty cool just seeing them. It almost made up for never seeing the bighorn sheep.
We were hoping to get together with our friends, Dorothy and Bob, for some camping at Borrego Springs, but they were not able to get away. They were, however, able to drive over for the day. We spent a few hours talking before they took us out to lunch. As it happened, they took a call from some of their long time friends who were able to join us for lunch. Norma and Richard were camping on BLM land not far away and were able to join us for a few hours. Good food, friends - old and new and interesting tales from years of traveling - it doesn't get any better!
Bob, Norma, Dorothy, Richard and moi
Thank-you, Bob and Dorothy for visiting and thank-you for lunch - see you the next time we are in southern California!
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