2013-04 Utah - Hot Springs Resort in Garland UT

We used our RPI membership to stay at this very nice hot springs resort in Utah. It was a nice treat after all the hiking. :-)

pics from Hot Springs Resort

2013-04 From Pahrump to magnificent Zion National Park

We stayed for a couple nights at a Coast to Coast park (also recently became a KOA) while exploring Zion's Kolob Canyon which we had never visited/ We hiked Taylor Creek Trail and checked out the double arch alcove. The entire hike was scenic, following the creek and surrounded by fabulous Navajo sandstone walls. We also spotted smoky the bear on a 1000-foot rock face. http://www.protrails.com/trail/300/

pics from Zion Kolob Canyons - Taylor Creek

 

We moved from the RV park into Zion's Watchman Campground for several nights - so lucky to find a campsite open! Zion is still one of my favorite places. We did tons of hiking and it was fantastic. I can't imagine ever being bored there, and we still haven't done all the trails. The only disappointment was that we were unable to traverse very far up the Narrows because of high water flow.

Pictures from Zion NP

2013-04 Thru Laughlin/Bullhead City, and then Pahrump

We headed from Havasu up through Laughlin, stopping briefly at the same little park in Bullhead City we've stayed at before, and then onward to Pahrump. Our next door neighbor in Pahrump, John, told us he also was heading up to Montpelier ID to sell his jerky on the roadside. (We ended up visiting with him a few times there on the Wyoming border.)
pics from our brief stays in Bullhead City and Pahrump

2013-04 Heading north, a couple days in Havasu

We tried out one of our discount parks on the way north, stayed in Havasu for a couple nights. Spent some time on the lake and going up canyon - next time though, we would love to stay on the island right on the water!
Havasu pics

2013-04 Time with Family in Redlands, Yucaipa, Balboa Island and Huntington Beach

We were very happy my brother Steve and his family came down from BC to visit, spent some time with mom in Yucaipa and visited with Angie and Ray, Rick, Angela and Robert in Huntington Beach. It was fantastic but way too short! Hope we can all get together again soon...

Lots of great pics and great memories!

2013-04 Final visits this year to Sky Valley and Caliente Springs, Desert Hot Springs

We really enjoyed these two resorts and were glad Ray and Kay could visit us to enjoy them as well. Hope we can be back in the future to stay here once again! Absolutely this nicest pools and hot tubs ever!
Pics from Sky Valley and Caliente Springs Resorts

2013-04 Hanging out in Coachella Valley

We enjoyed hiking in the Coachella Valley Preserve (http://coachellavalleypreserve.org/), and at the Whitewater Preserve (whitewater preserve website). Both are terrific places to visit in winter / early spring.

Went to a car show in Palm Springs, and a college softball tournament in Cathedral City. We met up with family in Pomona for the Drag Races, which was a lot of fun. Tried to get the most out of our final weeks of this winter in SoCal.

Pics from early spring in SoCal