919 March 8, 2023 Chiriaco Summit

I took a last 3 mile walk through Anza Borrego State Park this morning.  We filled our propane tank at the RV park and settled our electric bill for the month. 

We drove the short distance to Indio.  It is very pretty here.  It was really nice to see green grass and stores!

We started with supplies at Walmart.  We went to CVS for prescriptions and then went to Sprouts for groceries.  Tim did a masterful job of navigating through the city streets and parking lots.  We are stocked and loaded!

We drove another 30 miles to a Harvest Host site.  The General Patton Museum is in the small berg of Chiriaco Summit.  This was the where Patton assembled the Desert Training Center during WWII.  There was a camp here where soldiers trained for the upcoming battle in North Africa.  It was remote and extremely hot.  Patton wanted to emulate conditions as closely as possible so that the troops would be well prepared.

Patton was a leader and had several principles that he employed. 

A man of strong beliefs and opinions.

Patton fought alongside his men and survived the war.  He was called a hero.  He died just months later in a car accident.

Jeeps were initially manufactured in 1941 during the war and they were wartime field vehicles.

There was a large display of tanks.

Other interesting exhibits. 

The Harvest Host site is actually sponsored by the community.  There is a large space in the desert where people are allowed to come and boondock. 

We had a beautiful sunset this evening.