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Emerald Desert

Yahoo Message Number: 21310
Good morning Group,

We are at Emerald Desert in site 368 and are wondering if any of you are here also? There are quite a few CC units in the park.
Temperature in the seventies today but cloudy with rain tonight. I know you guys in the NE and NW really wanted to read that.

Have a great day. David & Karen

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Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21312
Hello D&K,

We were planning on Emerald Desert the last week of March, coming from the new Springs golf resort in Borrego.
I was concerned that Emerald Desert was going to start shutting down operations. Do you have any information on how much longer they will be in business?

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Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21314
will pay the fuel I'll buy you a drink when I get there.

Joey & Debi
'98 Intrigue

'01 Cabrio Convertible (great little toad)

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Good morning Group,
> We are at Emerald Desert in site 368 and are wondering if any of you are here also? There are quite a few CC units in the park.

Temperature in the seventies today but cloudy with rain tonight. I know you guys in the NE and NW really wanted to read that.

Have a great day. David & Karen >

Re: Emerald Desert

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21320
Hi,

We'll be there in a couple of days (Thursday). I think we have space 372. Sounds like we will be neighbors soon.

Michael

01' Intrigue #11224

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Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21337
FWIW we have been there twice and like it. They appear to be putting in the effort to make it a top notch park.
New club house, pool, and mineral spas.

Michael

01' Intrigue #11224

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Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21338
Howdy,

We're over at OutDoor Resort at Cathedral City. We own our lot and spend 5 mos. here. Understand E.D. will be shutting down most sites after April... lots of folks from there have been buying over here.
Check it out www.orps.com. We love it here... free golf, tennis and 8 pools and spas... lots to do.

We'll be heading north in four weeks to open the Icicle RV Park that we manage up near Leavenworth, WA for the summer.
The rain will be welcome tonight then Wednesday back to 75 =) Allen and Virginia,

Allure '02 30694... fulltime for 4 1/2 years =)

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Reply #8 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21339
Where is Leavenworth, Wa.? We will be in Blaine, Wa. this summer...where it is cool!

Sue

'05, 42' Allure 31254

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Reply #9 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21349
Allen & Virginia,

We are in space 734 at ORPS...would like to meet you...which space are you in...if I may ask.
Linda

'05 Inspire
#51469

Quote from: Allen Gayken
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Howdy,

We're over at OutDoor Resort at Cathedral City. We own our lot

and

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spend 5 mos. here. Understand E.D. will be shutting down most

sites

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after April... lots of folks from there have been buying over

here.

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Check it out www.orps.com. We love it here... free golf, tennis

and

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8 pools and spas... lots to do.
We'll be heading north in four weeks to open the Icicle RV Park

that

Re: Emerald Desert

Reply #10 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21350
Sue,

We live near Blaine...where will you be staying in Blaine? Would be nice to meet some CC folks.
Linda

'05 Inspire
#51469

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Where is Leavenworth, Wa.? We will be in Blaine, Wa. this > summer...where it is cool!
Sue

'05, 42' Allure 31254

Blaine, Wa.

Reply #11 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21352
We bought a spot at Latitude 49 and hope to stay up there. We need to get a cement pad poured etc. and I doubt the HOA would let us even grace the presence of our lot before the pad is in. I'm not real fond of HOA's so it remains to be seen if this experiment is going to work out. We hope so since it is soooooo much cooler than where we've been in the past.

We have an appt. at CC on 4/19 and then will work our way north.
Keep in touch for it will be nice to meet other CC folks too.
Will you be going to the rally in JC in June? We've signed up and will head south for that, then probably back to Blaine.

Sue

'05, 42' Allure 31254

Re: Blaine, Wa.

Reply #13 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21356
Sue, we are also owners at Lattitude 49, lot 176. We are here now in 38 degree, slightly misty weather this morning. If you want some info about the HOA just send a private e-mail. Let us know when you get here.

Don

'02 Intrigue #11427
'02 Intrigue #11427

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Reply #14 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21369
Hi Sue,

Leavenworth is on Hwy 2, 100 miles due east of Everret, Wa. It is a small Bavarian theme town.... nicely done. Our Park is 3.5 miles from town on the Icicle River. Since we're on the east side of the Cascades, in the timber, the temps are very nice. Even though it can get to 100 in July and August during the day it always cools to the 60's at night. Come see us, you'll like it. Lat 49 is a neat place too.
Allen

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Reply #15 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21370
Hi Linda and Larry,

We are in #1113 behind the El Saguaro Clubhouse on the corner with the tan on brown Allure. We're actually on the same road just go straight south past the clubhouse and we're on the left. You are next to Pete and Sue Pinto. Stop buy and see us and we'll visit.
Allen and Virginia and Pepper the Chihuahua =)

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Allen & Virginia,

We are in space 734 at ORPS...would like to meet you...which space > are you in...if I may ask.
Linda

'05 Inspire
#51469

[quote author=Allen Gayken"

>

> Howdy,

> We're over at OutDoor Resort at Cathedral City. We own our lot > and

> spend 5 mos. here. Understand E.D. will be shutting down most > sites

> after April... lots of folks from there have been buying over > here.

> Check it out www.orps.com. We love it here... free golf, tennis > and

> 8 pools and spas... lots to do.
> We'll be heading north in four weeks to open the Icicle RV Park > that

> we manage up near Leavenworth, WA for the summer.
> The rain will be welcome tonight then Wednesday back to 75 =) > > Allen and Virginia,

> Allure '02 30694... fulltime for 4 1/2 years =) > >
>
>
>

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> > Good morning Group,
> >

> > We are at Emerald Desert in site 368 and are wondering if any

of

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you

> are here also? There are quite a few CC units in the park.
> >

> > Temperature in the seventies today but cloudy with rain > > tonight. I know you guys in the NE and NW really wanted to

read

Re: Emerald Desert

Reply #16 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21371
Thank you. If we get down Hwy 2 we'll let you know. It sure is pretty up there.

Sue

'05, 42' Allure 31254

Re: Blaine, Wa.

Reply #17 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21386
Sue,

We have signed up for the June rally...hope it works out to go.
Let me know which lot you are in at Latitude 49, maybe we can hook up this summer.
Linda

'05 Inspire
#51469

Quote from: Sue \[br\
]
We bought a spot at Latitude 49 and hope to stay up there.

We

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need to get a cement pad poured etc. and I doubt the HOA would let

us

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even grace the presence of our lot before the pad is in. I'm

not

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real fond of HOA's so it remains to be seen if this experiment is > going to work out. We hope so since it is soooooo much cooler

than

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where we've been in the past.
 We have an appt. at CC on 4/19 and then will work our way

north.

Quote
Keep in touch for it will be nice to meet other CC folks

too.

Quote
Will you be going to the rally in JC in June? We've signed up

and

Quote
will head south for that, then probably back to Blaine.
Sue

'05, 42' Allure 31254

Re: Emerald Desert

Reply #18 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21420
Hi Jim, We leave on the 29th so may overlap with your visit.

 This is our first time to Emerald Desert and were flabbergasted to discover that this beautiful park is to be reduced down to about 250 sites starting mid April.

 From what we understand most if not all the recently completed sites and club house and pool will be bulldozed to make way for "low" cost housing.

 As you can imagine, a lot of the regular visitors are very upset about this turn of events and not everyone has the money to purchase their own lot at ODR.

 David

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Reply #19 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21421
Hi Jim, We leave on the 29th so may overlap with your visit.

 This is our first time to Emerald Desert and were flabbergasted to discover that this beautiful park is to be reduced down to about 250 sites starting mid April.

 From what we understand most if not all the recently completed sites and club house and pool will be bulldozed to make way for "low" cost housing.

 As you can imagine, a lot of the regular visitors are very upset about this turn of events and not everyone has the money to purchase their own lot at ODR.

 David

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Reply #20 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21470
We've been spending the winter @ ED for years. The bulk

of the park has been sold @ approximately $500K/Acre (more than $40M. The new buyers have an option on the remaining original Park (main clubhouse and tennis courts) with about 250 sites. They will begin bulldosing inh May of this year. The original area will remain open next season until April 1, 2007.

Michael Bard

2004 Inspire 51066

2004 Jeep Cherokee Toad

Emerald Desert

Reply #21 –
Yahoo Message Number: 33547
Just a note to let you know that Emerald Desert id going to be open for the 07/08 season. They notified us of the change in May. We are booked for the winter and I would guess that there are spots available.
There number is 800 426-4678.

EMERALD DESERT

Reply #22 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21647
FYI A few days ago a large sign appeared outside ED on the corner announcing the sale of houses or condos. It was dark so I couldn't read it well. Went back twenty four hours later to take a better look and sign was gone!
According to manager, the sign people put the sign up three weeks early!
We leave before that happens so someone else will have to relay what the sign says in April!

David and Karen

2006 Allure Siskiyou 31383
2002 Honda Odyssey TOAD

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Reply #23 –
Yahoo Message Number: 22047
Apparently they did not have the proper permits, so the sign had to come down. As of last week it was not up yet, but most of the people in the newer sections have to be out by April 12th. Since it is right next to the new University of California-Riverside the property was too valuable to be used as an RV park and most of it is being converted to residential.

The bottom line is that Emerald Resort is not closing, but it is being reduced in size from 760 spaces to less than 200 - the old section and a few around the administration building and tennis courts will remain. The golf course is gone. Unless you have been staying there for years and want a minimum of three months there is no chance to stay there anymore. Supposedly everything for 2006- 2007 is already booked and most of 2007-2008 is booked.

Because of the closing of most of Emerald Desert and Fiesta RV Park the prices in the Palm Springs area have gone thru the roof. We first checked out every motorcoach resort, RV park and dump in the area and finally decided to purchase a lot in Outdoor-Resort-Indio since it appeared to be impossible to rent for a month in February or March in a four or five star resort.

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Reply #24 –
Yahoo Message Number: 22049
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Because of the closing of most of Emerald Desert and Fiesta RV Park > the prices in the Palm Springs area have gone thru the roof. We > first checked out every motorcoach resort, RV park and dump in the > area and finally decided to purchase a lot in Outdoor-Resort-Indio > since it appeared to be impossible to rent for a month in February > or March in a four or five star resort.
What is the property tax rate on these properties? Tom Fisher