Anza Borrego

We woke up and put the camper in traveling order. Our night's sleep was restful, but we still had concerns about our fluid leak. I looked under the truck before we pulled out; no oil spots were on the ground. Linda gave me directions and we were on our way to celebrate Christmas at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

The drive was much easier than our past routes. We mostly traveled on the freeway but finished with very slow, curvy two-lane roads. We had to negotiate 9 miles of steep switchbacks on the final descent into Borrego Springs. It was a bit of a white knuckler. We kept it in low gears and went very cautiously.

At the check-in gate, we were informed that we could not check in until 2:00PM. It was 1:33PM. We drove to the Discovery Center, ate a sandwich, and then returned to the park entrance and got in line. We were glad to be at the campsite where we would spend some rest days, so all was good!

Anza Borrego was one of Linda's family's favorite spots for getting away on family adventures when she was young. The area brought back so many memories of the adventures they experienced. They were a huge part of her youth. I wrote about some of her thoughts in the blog post from our first visit.

We spent our time there hiking, resting, relaxing, reading, and enjoying this special place. We stayed three nights. On Christmas day, we packed up and drove out of the park. Our final stop was the lot in Yuma, where our neighbors, Steve and Jodi, awaited our arrival.

Desert sunrise.

Roadrunner, beep, beep!

Our clean little camper, ready for our winter stay in Yuma