It was 80F plus every day of my trip - and every weather station said enjoy it not what it should be. Reality settles in when I head back to Saint Paul and we are sitting at below zero.
14 December 2025
13 December 2025
Palm Springs CA - Back to traffic and city life
Great drive from Yuma to Palm Springs. There is lots of "food" farms - even great expanses of palm and fruit trees. And there is the desert world as well - plus the great bonus of the sand dunes.
As I got closer and closer to Palm Springs the traffic and congestion picked up and the longest slog of the whole trip as the last 25 miles of the day.
Feel like a landed in a great spot for the next couple days - was so glad to hop out of the car.
Yuma AZ - The Mexico/California/AZ edge
I decided it was worth heading all the way down to Yuma on the way to Palm Springs - the long route for sure. And well worth it.
So interesting to see this part of the USA. The geography is fascinating - it changes as you go and the changes again. The Colorado River dictates so much of what happens in all the spots you travel here.
Also, so interesting to see how people live in this part of the country. In many ways it is so remote and so empty. But there is a whole world of people that live in probably the widest range of options available - from grandiose homes to tents all alone in the middle of nowhere with a tumbleweed or cactus nearby.
After a long stretch through the mountain area it was wowing to get close to Yuma and all of a sudden have green on both sides of the road as far as I could see. It continued to be true for large stretches of my trip to Palm Springs out of Yuma. Another spot that feeds America.
12 December 2025
Lake Havasu - Had to take things with a morning walk
Not too many places that I don't get a walk in at some point to check it all out. Beautiful morning before another 80F day.
Wandered off the island I was on in to the heart of the downtown area and back. Lots to like about this spot on the map.
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