Our mail was ready for pick up at the La Quinta Post Office today. So, a quick trip to get the box resulted in another successful geocache find and an afternoon of sightseeing.


We followed some signs to a nearby county park.


And were delighted to find not only this beautiful fishing lake, but also a decent rv park.


After checking out Lake Cahuilla, we just chose a street and started driving. Along the road were dozens of grapefruit trees. They were so loaded with fruit that Doug pulled onto the shoulder and I was able to pick them from the open window of the car. (We had been told that it was OK to pick them.)


These things were huge! That's a tennis ball next to them for comparison. I foresee lots of citrus in my future.

We continued our drive out into the desert. Doug picked a dirt road and off we went. We stopped several times to enjoy the scenery and plants, but were terribly discouraged by the amount of garbage dumped in the desert. There was everything from large appliances to mattresses and clothing and just junk. We both felt so sad that this beautiful land was being defiled that we turned around and went back to the main road.

The highlight of the day was our late lunch at the local In N Out Burger. It was the first time we had eaten there and we were surprised by the menu. Your choices are: Double-Double burger, Cheeseburger or Hamburger. Of course, they serve fries and drinks too. But what a simple menu. And the place was packed! Delicious! I was afraid that I would be disappointed after the big build-up I had read on the internet. Not at all. The prices were comparable with the other well know fast food chain, but what a difference in the burgers. Nuff said from an old fast food purveyor. We'll go back.