Friday, February 24, 2012

Denny prefers a John Deere to a horse....

all smiles on a big JD
Certainly looks at home




Paul rains on Denny's parade....!





"Horses In The Sun" (HITS) horse show in Thermal CA

shot from the low ring

Such pretty landscaping












Palm trees and mountains in the background




What an inviting course!




These near life size sculptures lined the roads into the show.






Beautiful details




This one was amazing!








Car I'll bet Beth Carlson would like this one.








This fountain is my favorite, hands down!



another gorgeous fountain












Some of these jumps were really high!

























Denny finds a friend





Wednesday, February 22, 2012

JUST A WALK IN THE PARK

Bella in her favorite place, telling me she wants to go out.
"our" street in Desert Gold RV Park. Our truck always stands out just a bit.


Looking down from my walk up the Koeble trail. Again...our truck stands out in a sea of white RVs.




Hidden amongst the rocks on the high trail are tiny stuffed toys, placed there by our friend Denny. It's a source of enjoyment for children and adults, finding the hiding places.




Love the alien!


My old friend "Chuck" (Chuckwalla) is still sunning in his favorite spot, right where we left him in 2010



This lovely old Saquaro in the park is home and safety to many birds.


This amazing desert flower garden is a joint effort of park residents. It is positively breathtaking!



Closeup of the sturdy drought resistant desert daisies




Another desert flower



You can see the rocky ridge of the koebel trail behind the garden

Monday, February 20, 2012

BACK IN THE DESERT AGAIN!

Looking down on the quads and the trail we came up


steep rock wall in a mining area

lunch in the box canyon



cool ancient fire pit, still in use!



I managed to find a few tiny flowers




about the size of my baby fingernail





Paul creates his own petrogliphs....(not) LOL





My view from the side of the hill where the petrogliphs are. Knee is working well!





Wish I could read them!



Incredibly cool!





any guesses as to what they mean?


a horned critter of some sort




no idea?????




Scorpions under a waterfall?



Poor Denny. He turned 64 and his teeth rotted out all in the same day. heehee



Garey Cosentino in his sexy Tequila Gold RZR



Garey, Joanne, and Frank (our esteemed leader)



Denny and Pat (our Canadian friend)
Can you guess which RZR belongs to Pat?




A grinning Pat and a serious Frank

Look at that beautiful long desert trail Gaylen loves his RZR in the desert