We took a 3 night trip to Idyllwild, leaving Friday noon and returning early this morning because our daughter was experiencing stomach pains and needed our help with her kids. It was DELIGHTFUL to get out of the desert heat for a few nights and go up into the cool mountain air.
And...
It was POURING here when we left the desert! SAY WHAT? Palm Springs actually got major flooding. A mobile home park, too, was badly flooded, with water rushing down its main street. We, of course, were up in Idyllwild by then. We discovered that our black lab, Ripley (who will be 10 this month) does NOT enjoy thunder! It was thundering, lightninging, and raining when we got settled into the cabin and SHE DID NOT ENJOY IT ONE BIT! She tried to crawl under hubby's legs! More rain Saturday morning. I went outside and watching the clouds silently moving in overhead. It was wonderful! Our son and his family came up for lunch and stayed for a steak dinner and then drove home. We took the kids (age 8 and 2) down to the fish pond to see the koi and they nearly jumped out of the water for the 2 year old! They got to throw peanuts at the blue jays and I guess we wore them out because they slept ALL THE WAY HOME! HA, ha!
Sunday we all stayed indoors, not because of any rain, but because WE were exhausted...
Speaking of fall plans, we aren't sure we'll be going anywhere this year either. Last year we did a 4 night trip to Mammoth. Last month we took a 4 night trip to central Arizona and frankly, the 6 hour drive nearly did me in! So, we're thinking maybe a couple of short trips back to Idyllwild. It is only 45 minutes away, we can take all our food with us, and we can take the dog and she doesn't have to ride in the back seat for 6 hours. Sounds like a plan to me! While we would LOVE to revisit the eastern Sierra, I just don't see it happening this year.
I'll post photos after I upload them.
~Stay safe and stay well~
~Cheryl Ann~
