But.... It's not my FAULT!

Up bright and early today for our first full day in Desert Springs.... We decided to head out on the motorcycles after an early lunch, Judy wanted to go and check out the Visitor's Centre over on the wildlife refuge close by. It is located right inside a big Palm Tree Stand.

A couple volunteers run the centre, and they are allowed to camp in their RV for the season, right beside the buildings...

The centre is built right inside the palm tree stand, it is very unique...

The palm trees are really thick, but you can walk through them... nice and cool on a hot day!

Here is more of a view of the centre....

They had some nice displays inside with lots of local information on trails etc...

After we checked it all out... THE BIG BOMB DROPPED.... we were standing right on the "Famous" "San Andreas Fault"... It actually ran right beside the visitor's centre... on of the volunteers was telling us all about it... It runs right up to San Francisco, a long way!

The last earth quake here, was 2 years ago when they felt the ground shake...

Now here is how all the hot springs work.... water runs underground along the San Andreas Fault line, and will actually bubble up to the top of the fault to the surface! Our resort has a well drilled 300 feet down into the fault, and draws up the hot water, and feeds it right into the pools and spas... it is a mineral water and feels real good, and is really clean! It is very therapeutic and can help with weight loss, heart conditions (:-)) sleeping problems, you name it.

Judy and I went down and enjoyed the tubs tonight and they were great, however we are experiencing big winds here... watch out folks, they are heading east!

We drove into Desert Springs and did a bit of shopping until the winds got too high, and then we headed for the hills... seems to be a great area!

Till tomorrow....