Salt River Recreation Area – Salt River Wild Horses Usery Mountain Regional Park sits in north Mesa close to the Salt River Recreation Area (SRRA) in Tonto National Forest. The SRRA is known for not only tubing down the Salt River in the summer but also for its herd of
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Yuma, AZ – Out And About
The Peanut Patch A historical landmark in Yuma consisting today of mainly a packaging facility and a store. The Patch used to grow peanuts for over 40 years and due to a white fly problem they stopped growing them and now purchase them from Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. On
Continue readingFlying to Florida
Our motorhome is in storage so we are ready to go! Yep, we put the motorhome in storage in Borrego Springs and drove to Palm Springs and boarded a plane to Orlando, Florida for a family visit! We had a flight which was uneventful which is exactly how we like
Continue readingMotorcycle Ride – Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
The Bosque Birding on a motorcycle, really? Read on. Being a photographer and loving birding I have always wanted to visit Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge to see the flocks and flocks and flocks of Sandhill Cranes, Snow Geese, and many other migrating birds. In the winter months, between
Continue readingElephant Butte State Park – S. Monticello Campground – New Mexico
We really enjoyed this campground. It is much further to the north than the other parts of the State Park which tend to be more crowded. This area also provides easy access to Apache del Bosque if you are a birdwatcher. We saw all sorts of birds. In our campsite
Continue readingFlying to Florida
The RV is all tucked away nice and neat in Chandler, Arizona while we fly to Florida for a few weeks. Time for some R&R with all the relatives, birthday celebrations, some beach time, some birding, and lots and lots of eating! Fun times!
Continue readingAnza Borrego State Park – Palm Canyon Campground – California
Campground: Palm Canyon Campground Location: Anza Borrego State Park – Borrego Springs, California Site: 51 and then site 19 for a few nights Cost: $34.33 (site 51) and $37 (site 19) Services: FHU Comments: A great place to come into after boondocking for a few weeks. Time to run the
Continue readingMotorcycle Ride – Salton Sea, Salvation Mountain, & Slab City – California
Another great day for a motorcycle ride while staying at Anza Borrego. We decided to take the motorcycle and make a counter clockwise journey all the way around Salton Sea. We headed east on Hwy 78 towards the Sea and then turned to the south. We thought we might as
Continue readingDavis Mountains State Park – Fort Davis, Texas
Campground: Davis Mountains State Park Location: Fort Davis, Texas Site: 5 Cost: $14 Services: FHU Comments: Another one of our favorite places. Love the park and love the town. Lots of hiking and areas of historic interest. And, of course, the fantastic observatory and its shows/telescopes. Link to Map in
Continue readingBentsen Palm Village RV Resort – Mission, Texas
RV Park: Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort Location: Mission, Texas Site: 308 Cost: $45 Services: FHU Comments: A lovely RV resort full of snowbirds right next to the Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park and the Mexico border. Fantastic birding at the state park and it is just a short hundred meters
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