But first, I took Travis for a long walk around Motorcoach Country Club... and took this photo...
MCC is an incredibly nice RV resort. I can't imagine what the cost of upkeep for a place like this must be. There are landscaping people, pool cleaners, tree trimmers and other maintenance people working constantly. As I mentioned in a previous blog, the lots here are privately owned. There are several that are for sale (if you're interested). Unimproved lots start at $70k and improved lots can go for as much as $450k. There's a pretty hefty monthly association fee here as well. I can't remember what it is... but it's a lot. As I also mentioned in a previous blog, many of the coaches here are in the $2 million range... and they're not parked in the $70k unimproved lots.
Where do these people get their money?
So, Aaron and I decided to go for a hike. I did some searching online and found one that I thought would be fun. It's called the "Bump N Grind" hiking trail - a 3 mile loop ascending to approximately 1000 feet in the mountains above Palm Desert. At 9am we donned our hiking clothes, filled our hydration packs and were out the door. It was a 9 mile drive from MCC to the Bump N Grind trailhead. We made a quick stop at the nearby Target store to buy some Cliff Bars, then continued to the trailhead to began our ascent.
It was an ideal day for a hike. The temperature was in the mid 60s and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
It was a fairly steep climb... quite steep in some sections and we worked up a good sweat in no time at all. Off came the sweat shirts. Wanting to make it a workout, we moved along at a respectable pace. It was a chug. Le huff... le puff (Looney Tunes reference).
Some pictures from our hike...
At certain times of the year this uppermost section of the trail is closed. We got to hike it.
Finally, the summit...
We had a lot of fun and got the workout we were hoping for in the process.
We returned to the coach to find Suzanne finished with her work and patiently awaiting our arrival. Showers and a much needed change of clothing and we were on our way to pick up my mother-in-law for a trip into Palm Springs and lunch at Sammy G's Tuscan Grill. For those interested, I had the beet and arugula salad and chicken parm. It was delicious. Other entrees at our table included chicken piccata and a meatball panini. The portions were generous and I was only able to eat half of my entree. Chicken parm for lunch tomorrow.
From lunch we drove back to Joanne's apartment...making a brief side trip to visit this place...
Suzanne's mom lives in a very nice senior living facility and Aaron, this being his first visit since the move, had not yet taken the tour. Wouldn't ya know it, 4:30 is karaoke time in the lounge and some of the more vocally gifted residents had gathered to showcase their talent. We sat and listened for half an hour or so and I decided to walk back to Joanne's apartment to relax a little (I fell asleep in a chair). I should have stayed because Aaron decided to sing Sinatra's, 'You Make Me Feel So Young' and apparently brought down the house!
We returned to the coach at around 6pm.
Travis was very glad to see us.
Aaron flies out of Ontario tomorrow to join his girlfriend, Molly at her parent's home in Michigan for a few days. We're gonna miss him! His flight is at 8am and we're planning to leave for Ontario sometime in the 5 o'clock hour. Time to get some much needed sleep.
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