Havasu Springs Resort

110409 Lake Havasu Along the way - The roadway quickly climbs from Palm Springs to Blythe and halfway there is the little town of Chiriaco Summit. Originally built to provide a rest area for weary travellers, General Patton built an army training base ...

... away from me when it comes to doing these entries.  After a great 8 days in Quartzsite we headed back to Desert Hot Springs.  We spent the next 9 days hanging out with Ann's parents at the Bob Hope Classic Charity Golf Tournament.  This ...

... the path of the fires. The news reports describing it as resembling a war zone were not embellishing. While in the resort in Desert Hot Springs, we made contact with friends from Victoria, Jean and Gord Bell. We joined them in Indio at their resort ...

... for fuel at Abilene. I did fine and pulled us into the Flying J station and then Charlie took over. We drove on to Big Springs and stopped for dinner and the night.   December 2 - Took our time getting started but finally on the way WEST. ...

... the East side of the Sierras, which are beautiful any time of the year. Places to check out include Mammoth (hot springs, hiking, late season skiing), Bishop (and the Sierras around Palisade basin) Independence (Mt Whitney area). From Whitney you can ...

... and fresh air inside the car was being frequently polluted by various occupants as we were all stepping on ducks. We stopped off at Palm Springs on the Monday night just so we could break up the last ride to LA, it was stinking hot and the town was close ...