Tom and Joan came to our campsite midmorning. They duly admired our 5th wheel. Interestingly, they recently upgraded to a Bigfoot truck camper, the same model that we had before the 5th wheel.
We were going to hike in Rainbow Wash, but there was no real trail that we could find, and a lot of cactus, so we decided to go elsewhere. We ended up walking in Bisnaga Wash, near our campground. It was a pleasant walk, more interesting near the end, closer to the mountains. Blue blue skies, warmer than we have been in months. Lots of different cactus. There is one cactus, the Jumping Jack Cactus, that drops pieces of cactus that tend to stick to your shoes. We kept having to stop and work the cactus off our shoes. According to the guidebook, this hike was 2.5 miles each way, and we felt that we had a bit of a workout.
After our hike, we headed back to our campground to soak in the hot springs. The swimming pool was cold, but the “therapeutic pool” was nice and hot. We stayed in for a while, and then headed back to our camper for drinks, snacks, and conversation. Tom and Joan appreciated the fruit from Eileen's back yard.
We agreed to head for the Salton Sea tomorrow, Tuesday. When I went to the campground office to ask for Salton Sea information, they sent me down the road to the store, run by a desert rat, a man with a gaunt look. He said that the Salton Sea was polluted, but that it was better to be on the east side. When he found we were from Colorado, he asked about the San Luis Valley. I suggested the town of San Luis, the oldest town in Colorado, the Sand Dunes, and Crestone, the spiritual center.
The picture at the bottom is the view from our campground. Our hike was on the left edge of the big mountain.
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