Spent a few nights in Benson enjoying the nice 25-to-30 C. sunny weather, complete with a hot spa and nice pool, then headed out on the morning of April 8th for the Palm Springs area of California, Indio to be exact. We really like the RV park here, it's a mix of permanent park models and people like us, three nice pool/spa areas, and palm trees everywhere. We originally were leaving on the 13th, but decided to extend it until the 20th, taking a chance on what the Coachella Music Festival festivities might bring.
This is a huge (75,000 people a day) music festival about 4 miles from here. it starts tomorrow for 3 days, but the town is already buzzing and motorhomes and campers of every description are filling up the park, and the city! Just went out for groceries and saw cars packed with people everywhere, wearing a lot of interesting outfits. Both cars and RVs have writing all over them in rainbow colors, like "Coachella or Bust," or "Carpoolchella," which is a promo for people to carpool to the festival and win a prize for best decorated vehicle.
Snoop Dog and Dr. Dre are performing, along with over 50 or so other artists, both local and international. They are having the exact same lineup again next weekend because they can't fit in all the people that want to go. Both weekends have been sold out for a long time. Yee haw!
Above, early morning in the Arizona desert
Above, a green adobe on the way into Douglas, AZ
Above: Glamis, the Imperial Valley Sandunes, where thousands come to camp and run their ATVs and dune buggies and just generally party!
Above: On the way into one of many Border Patrol Checkpoints along I-8 in southern Arizona near Mexicali, Mexico (you can see the wall separating Mexico and the US in the background)
Above: I-8 is a much nicer way to travel with the RV than I-10, you go through some nice BLM land reserves with thousands of big Saguaro cactus
Above: One of the dingy little stores in Douglas, Arizona. Note the yellow tulle foo-foo prom dress
"Welcome to Glamis"
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