Snow???

After the rain subsided, we decided to visit the town of Idyllwild on the other side of the mountain. The road is winding and crazy with views to die for. (not literally!) We passed a wide spot in the road with several cars parked near and were curious what they were doing. It turns out that it is Bay Tree Springs. It's a pipe coming out of the rocks with fresh spring water. The people were filling large water jugs and their cars were full of them. Everyone was waiting patiently for their turn. It must be some good water!


The mountains received a dusting of snow last night and are very pretty against the blue sky.

We arrived in Idyllwild just in time for their Holiday Bazaar. The entire town was full of people on the streets and in every shop. Christmas decorations festooned the streets, shops and people. We wanted to stop, but couldn't find anywhere to park. We don't need a darn thing, but the spirit is contagious.

We also found another Thousand Trails park near the town of Pine Cove. We took a drive through it for future reference and weren't very impressed. Very few sites were large enough for a 40' motorhome and they were very unlevel. Most of them were on the hillside and we couldn't even figure out how people accessed them. And, they had no sewer hookups. That's not a deal breaker, but when you put everything together, we will probably pass by this park.

With Thanksgiving behind us, I feel the Christmas spirit coming on. There's Christmas music on the radio, holiday specials on the tv and shopping news everywhere. Unfortunately, not all of the news is good, as greed and impatience also marks the holiday spirit.


So, Doug got into the Christmas spirit with our Christmas palm tree. The neighbors are enjoying it as much as we are. And I am dragging out the holiday recipes. As much as we love Christmas, it looks like a quiet, homemade one this year.

Hope you are all feeling the spirit.