March 2017

 Spring is definitely here!

Baseball – the spring flowers
and beautiful weather….

We took 5 days and went over to Spring Baseball Training
in Phoenix….. the Cactus League.

Four great games at three different fields.

These are very professional fields – just on a smaller scale.
Professional baseball teams up close.

These are the three couples that went with us.

We had so much fun.

We took a drive down to Borrego Springs
just to see the wild flowers. 
This field is normally totally brown.  This year is a Super Bloom!

Mike’s cousin from Colorado just happened to be in town
and went with us on our day trip.

The ocotillos are all green but no blooms at this time.

Our Topless (convertible) group drove to
Whitewater Preserve.  What a neat place.
This is Desert X – individual art projects located
throughout the desert.

At Whitewater Preserve, the flowers were also in bloom,
like sunshine all over the hills.

Later in the month, we went on the most beautiful
Jeep run.  There was a small amount of hill climbing.
Mike leads these trails and we were on the top waiting for the rest to come up.

Now later in the month, the flowers were over the top…
and the ocotillos were all in bloom.

The flowers were lining our trail.

An incredible sight!
Right along the Jeep trail Mike spotted two
Desert Tortoises.  It is very rare to see any of these beautiful
fellas- they are rare.

We finished the month with our “End of the Year Party”
Great food, wonderful friends, outstanding entertainment -
an awesome evening!

Here in Outdoor Resorts, the cactus are in bloom
and the weather is fantastic.

Or we could be on our lot in Sunriver.

Let me think, should we stay here or head north?