Thursday morning we got a late start for a three hour drive to Anza-Borrego State Park. Of course, it took us longer as we had to stop for gas, stop for lunch and stop to buy groceries! We found a nice spot about 6 miles east of Borrego Springs. We are a little perplexed that there aren’t as many desert campers as we have seen in the past. We can’t figure out why.
The desert is one place you will change clothes at least 3 times during the day, if not more often. Its pretty cool when we get up so we put on long pants and a long sleeved shirt, then by late morning it gets really warm so we change into t-shirts and shorts, but as the sun sets at 4:45 pm we have to change back into the long pants and shirt and while sitting around the campfire we pull on our fleece jackets! We may start leaving the pajamas on until late morning just to eliminate one change of clothes!
Last night and this morning John worked some more on the water pump. It will work for a while and then stop working correctly, won't shut off, alternating on and off, fast flow, slow flow. After so many adjustments, he’s not sure what is correct and what is wrong. He has been very frustrated by it all!
This afternoon we walked down the road to Clark Dry Lake, which is the name of the area where we are camped. It seemed closer on the map but it was a little over 2 miles to the lakebed. From a distance there appears to be a runway thru the middle of the dry lake but upon closer inspection it is an old roadbed. The park service has tried to limit motorized vehicles driving on the lakebed to preserve its beauty.
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