After we left Quartzsite

We moved from Quartzsite to Borrego Springs and spent a couple of days in the State Park campground. It's a time when we do our laundry, empty our waste tanks, and fill our fresh water tank before going out in the desert.

From the campground it is a short walk through the desert the park visitor center. Along the walkway are several species of cactus.


One morning we woke to a rainbow over the mountains. It turned out to be a portend or a wind storm later in the day where the winds reached 60 mph and dust penetrated every opening in the motorhome.

Another morning, Marlene participated in a guided morning hike up a typical slot canyon.

When our stay in the campground was over, we moved 8 miles east of town to a spot in the open desert where we live using our solar panels, stored water, and waste water held in tanks. This is what it looked like before we brought our motor home out and set up our camp.

The new spot provided another opportunity to build an earth oven so we drove to Hemet, Ca., and purchased some more fire brick to build a base.

These are some shots we took on our day trip to Hemet.

Looking down on the villiage of Borrego Springs.




The sailplane port at Warner Springs.



Sun set casting shadows over the desert to the Salton Sea.