We drove down to Colton in San Bernadino Co., 45 minutes west of DHSprings and OVnighted at our favorite RV Park - WalMart. Monday morning we left the rig at Mike Thompsons RV, where we met Phillip the Tiffin man. He is repairing a fine crack in the sidewall so we headed down to Riverside. We visited the Mission Inn, a historical landmark. It now occupies an entire city block but started as a 2 storey, 12 room adobe boarding house built in 1876. It is totally charming. The courtyards, fountains, bell walls, shrines and plants beautiful. There is a statue of Frank Miller who built it, with a parrot. Ron was standing next to it with the real parrots saying hello, goodbye and then they said, 'fluff off'. Bit of a surprise. The town is where our friend Barb grew up and she used to play here, hiding in the nooks and crannies. The unique symbol here is the Indian Raincross, a double barred cross wooden frame, from which is hung a mission style bell. They are numerous throughout the Mission and are even used as the street lights in the area. The inside is spectacular. There are double engraved steel doors to the dining room with a mammoth wine cellar. I sat in President Taft's chair, built for him for his visit. Many famous people have stayed here.
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