Monday February 25th
Checked the weather forecast for today to see if the winds would allow us to move on towards AZ. Yesterday the winds here in Banning were pretty active with gusts to 40mph. I guess that's why there are hundreds of wind turbines between Banning and Palm Springs. The forecast for today was much better so we left as planned. Got rolling about noon and only intended to go as far as Blythe, CA which has a nice KOA that we stayed at last spring. There is a large new powerline being built along I-10; it passed very near the RV Park in Banning but we could see it all the way to Blythe as well as two major switchyards. When we got to Blythe, I talked to an electrician that was working at the largest solar electricity plant in the US, just a few miles out of Blythe. He said Par Electric was building the line and the switchyards and Neutron Electric is building the solar facility.
The trailer park in Blythe is no longer a KOA but still in business; it's right on the bank of the Colorado River and the river seems pretty swift here but not very big. I guess after southern CA and AZ have taken their shares, the Mexicans don't get much……
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