Costco run to Palm Desert, CA

When we make a Costco run, we usually go into the Phoenix Valley. This time we though we'd try something different and go to the Costco in Palm Desert -- it's about the same distance from Quartzsite as the Costco in the Phoenix Valley is that we usually go to.

We got up early, stopped by the Love's to put gas in the Lazy Daze, and stopped by the McDonald's in Blythe for breakfast.

Our first stop was Costco, just south of I-10 in Palm Desert. We then went across the street to the PetsMart to buy a new bed for Maxx. Then it was down the road to Trader Joe's where we bought a case of Two-Buck Chuck (in California, it really IS Two-Buck Chuck -- in Arizona, it's Three-Buck Chuck).

On our way back home, we stopped at Chiriaco Summit for lunch. This is the site of the George S. Patton Memorial Museum. Although we didn't take the time to visit the museum this time, we had stopped in April 2003 on our way to Joshua Tree National Park...you can read about our visit at http://hometown.aol.com/linda0146/joshuatreenp.html. It's well worth the stop if you have some time when passing this way.