Sunday, November 28, 2010

Vacation ideas

 Because the Northwest is so cold gray and rainy all winter I crave the desert. South. California Arizona and Nevada. Palm trees and sultry warm air, neat little birds like quail and roadrunners....sunshine, pools...ahhhh.

I have been to Palm Springs, but ages ago. I went with my cousins and had a filet mignon. I've been to Calico. It was in the a.m. and so cold there was ice in the puddles.I have been to the donkey rescue- check out their site. They do such good work there.

I have not been to Scotty's Castle or the other places pictured here.Time to make travel plans. I need more sunshine than Washington state provides.
Rancho La Quinta

Palm Springs

I wonder if the Mira Loma Hotel is still in PS? Looks fun.

Nearby in the desert

La Quinta

Vintage La Quinta. Nice car.

Cabot's Pueblo Museum near PS

Scotty's Castle in Death Valley

Inside Scotty's Castle

Salvation Mountain near Quartzsite AZ

Inside Salvation Mountain

Laughlin, NV

Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue in Tehachapi CA www.donkeyrescue.org.

Calico Ghost town....Ive been here

The bottle house at Calico