Does it rain in the desert?

We are just outside Tucson in Marana. We are in the Sonoran desert. Since we have been coming out here the last few years, I have been amazed at how beautiful the desert is - and how much grows in the desert. I guess I should not be surprised that it rains in the desert...

We have been experiencing some of the winter rains while here in Tucson. Nephew-by-love Josh told us that they generally get winter rains, and although the rains are generally in January into February, it is not unheard of to get the winter rains earlier in the winter. (However, these rains are evidently nothing compared to the rains during the monsoons in later summer.)

The campground where we stay here is nothing special - but it has full hookups for $12.63/night, which is a great price. The good news is that the sites have been fortified with a good amount of gravel, so we're parked above the puddles and mud. The bad news is that the roads have not had the same treatment...

The road just in front and to the right of the front of the bus. A guy tried backing his 5th wheel in next to us earlier today. His truck started spinning, so he got out and did something to the two front wheels (maybe put it into 4 wheel drive?), and was then able to get the 5th wheel up into the spot. However, a few minutes later he pulled out - I guess to go to another site.

Down the road in front of Miss Doozie. I don't think that area is quite as muddy, but water is definitely standing. Usually they put the "overnight" folks in the row where we are parked, but it seems they are putting some of the new folks coming in on the row across from us, maybe because there is less mud over there?

Behind Miss Doozie. I am glad we moved the Jeep to the front side - we had previously been parking the Jeep towards the back of Miss Doozie - I think we would be wading to get to the doors of the Jeep if it was parked back there now.

The "lake" behind Miss Doozie. I guess we have a waterfront (and water back) site!

Looking down the row in front of Miss Doozie - the sites have good amount of gravel and are dry. The next rig down the row from us is also a Blue Bird (actually it is one site separated from us, but no one has been parked in the site between us since the first night.. That Blue Bird is the one that inspired me to look at Blue Birds as an option once we decided Miss Daisy was not going to work for our full time rig.

Dwayne talked with the guy who owns that Blue Bird a few days ago. He leaves it parked here all the time. I think he lives in southern California and comes here to visit his sister who lives in this area. You may not be able to tell from this picture, but it is a pretty blue/silver bus, probably mid 1980s. Although I like the look of the classic buses, I'm glad Miss Doozie is newer as there are definite benefits (most importantly, the S60 Detroit Diesel engine) to the newer models.