914 March 2, 2023 Middle Willows At Coyote Creek

When we settled for bed last night, the wind was roaring. There had been gusts to 60mph all day. We kept the slideouts pulled in to protect the covers. At almost midnight, it was suddenly quiet and we slept.

This morning it was sunny and already warming and there was NO WIND!!

There were three snowplows headed up the mountain…but no snow here!

I took an almost 5-mile walk through the park to the trailhead. There were lots of songbirds flitting about and I saw several hummingbirds.

The ocotillo are turning green and blooming after recent rains.

There were mama bighorns and some lambs on the steep and rocky hillside.

Tim took a good hike up on the ridge.

This afternoon, we took a Jeep ride to Coyote Canyon.

More pretty flowers.

We saw a Marine helicopter overhead and watched as it practiced flying low and then up and over the mountains.

Snow covered peaks.

We took the rough road until it became too littered with rocks to be easily passable.

Tim parked the Jeep and we hiked to Middle Willows along the Coyote Creek.

What a lovely day. We were so grateful for the brilliant sunshine. We headed back as evening came.

We were happy and hungry by the time we got back to the RV. We walked to the resort restaurant and ordered burgers with sweet potato fries. They were such a treat and delicious!