Monday, November 07, 2005
Erika Reports Live
Original sender: Erika M.----As I was one of the few CA folks who drove out for the Good Dog trial this past weekend, I'm sending greetings to the Bay Area from sunny Scottsdale.
On the way I stayed at the Thousand Palms Red Roof, which is still decent, but I have to admit that the Motel 6 on Indian Road in Palm Springs (Ellen notes: There isn't one on Indian road but a couple near; see listings...Erika reports now "I think it's #1262, the one closest to the freeway.") looked appealing (and a tad fewer miles as I was pretty tired by the time I rolled into town). The winds were brutal through Palm Springs so good luck to all of those towing trailers! Drive carefully!
The camping at Westworld has been modified somewhat—the F lot is still dirt, but the rest of the areas (farther from the rings) have all been paved. Also the bathrooms and showers are "new" (I didn't camp last year so don't have anything to compare them to)—they're nice but the showers don't get hot enough . :-(
The ring layout is going to be different this year—parts of the fields have been paved over (looks bizarre right now) so there are strips of asphalt running through the fields. The ring flags went up today and I saw the bleachers being towed in as well. The stage is being set!
That's it for now. Weather is beautiful—cool in the shade, hot in the sun, but not unbearable. And dry—the dogs' coats are already crackling with static.
Safe travels to everyone—see you on Thursday!
-Erika
and new LAA-S Chase :-)
On the way I stayed at the Thousand Palms Red Roof, which is still decent, but I have to admit that the Motel 6 on Indian Road in Palm Springs (Ellen notes: There isn't one on Indian road but a couple near; see listings...Erika reports now "I think it's #1262, the one closest to the freeway.") looked appealing (and a tad fewer miles as I was pretty tired by the time I rolled into town). The winds were brutal through Palm Springs so good luck to all of those towing trailers! Drive carefully!
The camping at Westworld has been modified somewhat—the F lot is still dirt, but the rest of the areas (farther from the rings) have all been paved. Also the bathrooms and showers are "new" (I didn't camp last year so don't have anything to compare them to)—they're nice but the showers don't get hot enough . :-(
The ring layout is going to be different this year—parts of the fields have been paved over (looks bizarre right now) so there are strips of asphalt running through the fields. The ring flags went up today and I saw the bleachers being towed in as well. The stage is being set!
That's it for now. Weather is beautiful—cool in the shade, hot in the sun, but not unbearable. And dry—the dogs' coats are already crackling with static.
Safe travels to everyone—see you on Thursday!
-Erika
and new LAA-S Chase :-)
