Settled In to Brenda, Arizona

Leaving Palm Springs and the Dustbowl

On Saturday, we made our way down the slope to the Coachella Valley where Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Cathedral City and all the other cities of the area reside to hook up with Highway 10 East.

The MANY Wind Generators Were Working Hard on Saturday

Heading East towards Arizona

It was short (and slow) trip east on Highway 10 as we climbed up the Chiricaco Pass.  It was a pretty drive up to the pass where we stopped at a rest area before finishing the assent.  We did not stop at the George Patton Museum where he trained troops for combat.  We found out later that the museum is closed for renovations, so we will make that stop at another time.

The Chiriaco Summit Approaches

Once over the pass, we across the desert and over the Colorado River and into Arizona.  We drove past Quartzite and on to Highway 60 and on to Brenda, Arizona.  We had never heard of Brenda, Arizona before but we are looking forward to our long stay here to relax and get some sun and visit with friends.

The Chocolate Mountains

Our GPS Has Been a Great Help in Our Travels

We got to the Desert Gold RV Resort around 1600 and got help from Pamela's cousin Gordon Kelly in getting us un-hitched and plugged in.  Sunday was as relaxing day with Neil getting the bikes ready and organizing the "stuff" in the storage bays while Pamela worked on some computer projects.  We hooked up our ice maker and made frozen daiquiris and barbecued a nice pork tenderloin for dinner.

Tomorrow will be filled with such exciting things as doing laundry, cleaning the RV and maybe some bike rides around the area to see what there is to do.  We will take a day trip down to Quartzite later in the week and have an invite for a desert ATV ride with Pamela's cousin.

We noticed that the weather is turning cold again in Juneau, while it was in the low seventies here today.  We are enjoying Arizona so far!

Best Wishes,

Neil and Pamela