Truck windshield rock chip repair

While driving on the aforementioned Dillon Road (on another occasion), another vehicle threw up some sand and rocks, and one hit the windshield of our truck, taking out a chunk of the glass. That’s the first time we’ve had that happen.

This isn’t a low-flying plane over the road, but the chip, soon after it happened:

Rock chip

Our insurance includes free rock chip repair, but (for some reason) we decided to fix it ourselves. So I bought a windscreen repair kit from Amazon.

The recently acquired step was useful to get easier access to the windshield:

Step

The repair kit included a suction-cupped holder:

Suction-cupped holder

Inside view:

Inside view

Adding resin:

Adding resin

The repair worked really well; one can hardly tell where the damage was.

The kit is good for more repairs, so a useful thing to have, should we get any more rock chips in our truck or coach windscreens.

Exploring some things around Salton Sea, CA

Back in December we took a drive around the Salton Sea in California, stopping at Bombay Beach. While back in the Palm Springs area, we did another day trip to the Salton Sea, visiting other areas, including Salvation Mountain, Slab City, the Niland Mud Volcanos, and some campgrounds.

On the way towards the Salton Sea, we went over a rather bumpy road, that made Jenn feel a bit seasick (check out a clip of this tomorrow):

Bumpy road

Our first stop, Salvation Mountain — a religious monument started in 1984, and created by one person over 30 years:

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

Selfie:

Salvation Mountain

Info:

Salvation Mountain

Just up the road is Slab City, an alternative art community:

Slab City

Slab City

Slab City

Slab City

Slab City

Slab City

Slab City

Slab City

Slab City

Slab City

Slab City

Next stop, the Niland Mud Volcanos, some bubbling mud mounds:

Niland Mud Volcanos

Niland Mud Volcanos

Niland Mud Volcanos

Niland Mud Volcanos

Niland Mud Volcanos

Heading back north, we passed through the border patrol station:

Border patrol station

A rocket?

Rocket?

We explored some of the campgrounds next to the Salton Sea, with the idea that we might want to camp there someday, though many of them wouldn’t fit our coach. The first was the most basic, just dry camping, but the one we liked the most:

Salton Sea campgrounds

Salton Sea campgrounds

Salton Sea campgrounds

Salton Sea campgrounds

Others:

Salton Sea campgrounds

Salton Sea campgrounds

Salton Sea campgrounds

Salton Sea campgrounds

Visitor center:

Salton Sea campgrounds

Salton Sea campgrounds

Salton Sea campgrounds

Salton Sea campgrounds

Salton Sea campgrounds

Tomorrow I’ll have a video with some highlights from these places.

Downtown Palm Springs, CA

Some pictures from a quick drive through downtown Palm Springs, California. (We had planned to stop for lunch and a wander around, but didn’t feel like dealing with crowds; it doesn’t look very crowded in these pics, but the restaurants were all packed.)

Palm Springs Visitor Center

Palm Springs Visitor Center

Palm Springs

Palm Springs

Palm Springs

Palm Springs

Palm Springs

Palm Springs

Palm Springs

Palm Springs

Palm Springs

Tomorrow, a brief video of driving through here.