We departed Cave Creek in Arizona and drove north via Highway 93 which is a very scenic route and passes the town of Nothing, Arizona. How cool is that? It also drives through one of the most dense forests of Joshua Trees and is stunning. Then on to Kingman and
Continue readingDesert Botanical Garden – Phoenix, Arizona
The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona is a lovely oasis buried in a large metropolitan area yet is serene, peaceful, and beautiful. Cacti, flowers, and nature abound with lovely paths and sitting areas so you can spend the day admiring the scenery. In the spring of 2016 the
Continue readingLake Pleasant Regional Park – Lake Pleasant, Arizona
Lake Pleasant is a lovely regional park operated by Maricopa County in the northwest of Phoenix. The lake is a fair size and is used for boating, fishing, hiking, scuba diving, swimming, and camping. The lake is usually at maximum capacity around March and at it’s lowest capacity in August.
Continue readingCave Creek and Carefree, Arizona – Out and About
Cave Creek and Carefree are two communities located next to each other in the northern metro Phoenix area. Even though many confuse the two they feel as different as night and day yet both are small, quaint, and charming with cute stores and restaurants and saloons and both worth a
Continue readingCave Creek Regional Park – Cave Creek, Arizona
We visited this lovely campground for the first time last January and quite enjoyed it so back we came when we needed to stay in place for a few weeks and do our taxes!!! It has been the end of snowbird season therefore the campground was much less crowded than
Continue readingDead Horse Ranch State Park – Cottonwood, Arizona
We have stayed at this State Park before in the same campground loop and quite enjoyed the area. Our last visit was in early February of last year and we had the campground loop practically to ourselves. Other loops in the campground were completely empty.This year, in March, the campground
Continue readingHistoric Route 66 RV Campground – Seligman, Arizona
Otherwise known as “Getting our Kicks on Route 66”! We decided to stay in Seligman a few nights to spend some time exploring Route 66. There are only 2 RV parks in the area either the KOA which is right next to the railroad tracks and further out of
Continue readingMoabi Regional Park – Needles, California
Moabi Regional Park is operated and maintained by San Bernardino County but managed by Pirate Cove Resort. A bit confusing but if you want to stay here then contact Pirate Cove. More on Pirate Cove later. Moabi Regional Park is south of Needles just off of I-40 along the
Continue readingRiver Island State Park – Parker, Arizona
We have stayed at this park a few times before and have enjoyed the serenity and the beauty and the fact that we are away from the hub bub of the big cities of either Parker or Lake Havasu City. The campground is almost halfway between the two cities which
Continue readingRockhouse Trail – Borrego Springs, California
The area east of Peg Leg and north of S22 was taken over by Anza Borrego State Park in July 2015 which effectively means no more boondocking in that area. But a small portion off Rockhouse Trail is still available. We watched the area for a few weeks after camping
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