899 February 12, 2023 Superbowl Sunday

It was only 40 degrees when I woke up this morning.  I waited to take my walk and then it was perfectly pleasant, sunny, and warm!  I walked through the park…continued motivation to get out and move.  I walked almost 5 miles!

After lunch, we took a Jeep ride out along Highway S22 toward the Salton Sea.  The scenery continues to delight me.  There were clouds and I loved watching the changing shadows across the mountains.

There were lots of people out hiking and looking at the wildflowers.  The weekend is a busy time here.  People come from the west coast just to see and photograph the flowers.  Anza-Borrego State Park is the largest state park in California; over 1,000 square miles.  There are 500 miles of roads, paved and 4WD and more than 100 miles of hiking trails. 

We got back in time for Tim to watch the Superbowl.  I spent the first half working on gathering stuff for taxes. 

We had turkey chili for our dinner.  As I was cooking out on the grill, it began to rain…big fat drops!  Rain means more flowers!

As we were clearing the table, we heard sirens.  The firetruck and the ambulance pulled up right next to us.  Our neighbors had been having a party since this morning.  We aren’t sure what happened but they took a woman out on a stretcher and into the ambulance.  I don’t know where she has to be taken.  San Diego is more than 50 miles from here.  It takes 1 ½ hours on winding roads in the daytime.  Now it is dark and raining.  The hairdresser told me that the people who live here fulltime have insurance that they buy for about $60.00 a year.  This insurance gets residents airlifted out in the event of an emergency.  Good care is very far way!  Our thoughts are with this person and her family.