A Cool Day So We Went For A Long Drive

We woke up Tuesday to noticeably cooler temperatures than we’ve had for quite some time plus the wind was blowing just hard enough to make it seem even colder.  I took Molly and Rylie to the dog park and by the time I got back I was just about freezing.  It was quite easy to immediately rule out golf, swimming and even, perhaps, sitting outside reading.  Luckily for me, Paulette had another idea.

Once over the Banning Pass and into Riverside County – it was pretty gloomy

Paulette had a special request from her good friend Claire back home in Victoria for some wool for quilting.  The place to get that I’m told is at The Wool Lady which just happens to be in Temecula – one of Paulette’s all-time favourite towns as it’s also home to the Quilter’s Coop – another big favourite.  So, around 10am, leaving the Sands RV Resort behind we headed west on I-10 looking for the junction with I-215 to take us south to Temecula.

Old Town Temecula was as nice and as interesting as ever

The skies were clear blue leaving Palm Springs but as we drove up over the Banning Pass and then down into Riverside County we were in gloomy weather with low clouds and were shocked to see snow not too far off the freeway.  It must have gotten a lot colder overnight than what we had down in the desert and with the clouds stacked up against the west side of Mt. Jacinto they had a bit of snow.

Here’s a place I’d never found in all our previous visits

It wasn’t too bad when we got to Temecula.  We found a parking spot on Old Front St. and Paulette said she’d be about an hour in both shops.  With that, I took Molly and Rylie and went for a long walk up one side of Old Front St. and down the other.  Even though I’ve been to Old Town Temecula several times now, I still enjoy walking along the old timber sidewalks and looking in all the store windows.  It’s an interesting place with a lot of unique stores.

Paulette was finished right on time and we were soon back on the freeway headed for Palm Springs.  First though, we were starving but we soon found an In ‘n Out Burgers with easy access from the I-215.  I had the ‘double-cheese burger’ and it was pretty darned good.  We even got a hamburger patty for Molly and Rylie to share so they too gave “2 paws up” for In ‘n Out Burgers.

Heading back into Palm Springs it was all clear, blue skies ahead!

Driving back east on I-10, we were still encased in a heavy cloud cover.  Looking ahead though, up over Mt. Jacinto it looked like the skies just might be clear.  Sure enough, just as we reached the top of Banning Pass and 'could see the desert down below, all was clear with bright blue skies.  It’s amazing how the Mt. Jacinto range manages to block the clouds from spilling down over the desert.

Solar farms in the desert provide power as well as the wind turbines

We were back at our site by mid-afternoon – just in time to take the muttzo’s for a long walk around the park.  But, that was about it for our day.  It looks like the weather is going to get back to normal here pretty quick with temperature s up into the high 80’s forecast by the end of this week.  After just one day of cool weather, I’m already looking forward to another heat wave!

Have a great Wednesday, and thanks again for visiting!