Finding Our Way
On to our third campground at Joshua Tree National Park which was Black Rock Canyon Campground. This campground is on the northwest corner of Joshua Tree near the town of Yucca Valley. It was almost an hour drive thought the park passing many of the sites and the crowds. It
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After enjoying a lovely time at Indian Cove Campground at Joshua Tree National Park we headed back east and then south to our next campground in the park, Jumbo Rocks. It is about a 30 minute drive between campgrounds and along the way we decided to stop at Sky’s The
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One of our favorite and easy rest stops heading west towards Lake Havasu or California is Bouse, Arizona. There is a rest stop along with the Bouse Museum along Hwy 72 in the center of town with a number of artifacts on display. There is plenty of room for large
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Lake Havasu City is in western Arizona along the Colorado River on the border with California. It has a population of around 60,000 and it known for its water sports on the lake and river and the infamous London Bridge which was relocated from England in 1968. The lake has
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Today’s drive was a short one as we drove from River Island State Park in Parker north to Lake Havasu State Park. It took us about 40 minutes. We arrived a bit early and had to wait int the parking lot by the boat ramp. As soon as our site
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Buckskin Mountain State Park Buckskin Mountain State Park is the sister state park of River Island State Park and is situated about a mile south of River Island. If you are camping at either one you can visit the other one using your camping pass. Buckskin is also along the
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Time for a bit of “fall” camping. We call it “fall” because it is the end of October but it is still quite warm in Arizona and along the Colorado River. We departed Phoenix and headed west towards the Colorado River. We passed through Wickenburg with no issues. We continued
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We left the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and had a lovely drive through the open meadows on Highway 67 but no luck seeing the bison like we did on our last trip here. We continued on to Jacob Lake and past the infamous Inn and on east and
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Our next destination is the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. We drove from Beaver, Utah south on I-15 and cut over on Hwy 20 towards Bryce and Panguitch then south to Kanab and on to the canyon. It is a beautiful drive. The entrance to the Grand Canyon North
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We departed Brigham City, Utah early in the morning to get a head start on the Salt Lake City traffic enjoying the sunrise over the Wasatch Mountains. We sailed through SLC with no problems and no slow downs. That’s a first for us! YAY! Of course, we chose a Sunday
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