Last post from Glamis North KOA (for this season)

We've spent the last few days getting the campground ready for closing. The summers here are just too hot to remain open, so unlike most KOA's that are just opening for the season, we're just closing for the season. We'll be back in mid-October to undo all the closing exercises and make ready for another winter season of desert camping and off-roading.

Trees full of egrets on the south edge of our campground. The Salton Sea attracts millions of birds as they migrate.

This abandoned building in Niland used to be one of the busiest tomato-packing facilities in the country. After an infestation of white flies, and a flood, the tomato industry here has not been able to recover.

And you thought there was no color in the desert. Lots of bouganvillia around here.

Yellow-headed blackbird is one of the many bird types coming to our yard feeders on a daily basis.

Quail and doves, also.

Jared, serving breakfast on the last day of operation for Sassy's Outback Cafe.

This old, diesel water truck keeps our campground streets and driveways damp so the dust is held to a minimum. The truck runs on a mixture of diesel and fryer oil.

New, large swimming pool - not quite finished, but at least ready for water before closing for the season. When we come back in October there will be 3 new pools and 10 mineral bath hot tubs ready to go. We've worked on the pools and pool area all winter.

This is the older pool, our only working pool this season.

Another view of the new pool.

This little guy fell into one of the new hot tubs and couldn't get out.

I put a piece of plastic pipe into the tub and gave him/her a route of escape.

Wednesday, June 1 we hit the road! First stop will be Joshua Tree National Park, but only for a day, and then it's on to the Grand Canyon for a four day tour with The Escapees. Stay tuned, we'll have lots of new scenery to show over the next couple of months.