daytrip – Page 10 – Those Young Guys

Cottonwood, Arizona – Out and About

February 9, 2015 lisa 2 comments

While staying at Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood, Arizona we had so many options of things to do that it was hard to choosel. So we did what we usually do and just dove in. We have been to this area many times before but are always looking

Usery Mountain, Arizona – Out And About

February 2, 2015 lisa One comment

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

Quartzsite, AZ – Out and About

January 24, 2015 lisa Leave a comment

The Big Tent RV Show The Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show, known as “The Largest Gathering of RVers in the world”, is held every January and attracts lots and lots of people and RVs to attend this special show. I think the real reason everyone shows up is more

Imperial Dam Area – Out And About

January 20, 2015 lisa Leave a comment

Imperial Dam Recreation Area – California As we sit at our site at Mittry Lake and look across the lake we can see what looks like thousands and thousands of RVs. It’s the Imperial Dam Recreation Area. We decided to drive up there and check out the BLM camping

Yuma, AZ – Out And About

January 16, 2015 lisa 2 comments

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

Anza Borrego State Park – Blair Valley

January 10, 2015 lisa 4 comments

Anza Borrego Blair Valley Pictograps Trail

Blair Valley sits on the east side of S2 south of Hwy 78 in the Anza Borrego State Park and was once the home of Marshall South who lived with his family atop Ghost Mountain. The valley offers excellent dry camping and if your rig is a 4WD you can

Anza Borrego State Park – Goat Trail Hike

January 8, 2015 lisa 2 comments

After every hike we take I always say “Wow that was my favourite hike ever”. Well same with this hike. But then you go on the next hike and at the moment it seems like the best. It reminds me of the Annie Leibowitz quote when asked what her favourite

Anza Borrego State Park – Wind Caves Hike

January 6, 2015 lisa One comment

Wow, we finally made it here. Every year we try to get to the Wind Caves and we just never seem to have enough time. How is that? Anyway, we made it there. It was a bit of an overcast day with rain exepcted later that night so we thought

Anza Borrego State Park – Cut Across Trail 4WD

January 4, 2015 lisa One comment

Today we decided to take a rest from hiking and do some exploring. Off we went with not a real destination in mind but loaded up with maps, GPS, food, water, etc. and headed towards Arroyo Salado Palm Oasis. We headed out Highway 22 east to mile marker 38.4 and

Clark Dry Lake Oasis Hike – Borrego Springs, California

January 2, 2015 lisa One comment

This is one of our favorite hikes while boondocking in the Clark Dry Lake area. It is an easy, almost flat, hike of about 8 miles roundtrip across Clark Dry Lake and over to the far side near the base of the mountains at a beautiful oasis (also known