We drove north on AZ Hwy 89 from Flagstaff towards Bitter Springs through the Navajo Nation. We passed many Navajo souvenir roadside stands selling their wares. The shop by Bitter Springs is my favorite and I love, love, love the photos on the side of their stand. We decided to
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Bonito Campground – Coconino National Forest – Arizona
Off to Sunset Crater National Monument for some cooler temperatures. The Bonito Campground, across from the National Monument Visitor Center, sits in the pines at over 7,000 feet elevation just north of Flagstaff. As we drove into Flagstaff on I-17 we could see a bit of snow still on Humphreys
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Huachuca City, known as the Sunset City, is full of beautiful sunsets. We spent a few nights boondocking in the area (with friends) and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, in style!! A few days were spent smoking some brisket in preparation for the big party as decorations were put up! Then
Continue readingGilbert Ray Campground – Tucson, Arizona
It’s that time of year for us to make our annual pilgrimage to Tucson to do some hiking and visit with friends. We like to find a campground near hiking trails to start off the trip and then finish up with staying with friends on their land. Of course, finding
Continue readingLa Posa North BLM – Quartzsite, Arizona
We are back. It was time for our yearly pilgrimage to Quartzsite for the Big Tent RV Show. We also like to meet up with friends at rallies so this year we decided to crash the Alfa Roadrunners Rally and pester them for awhile. We departed San Diego and headed
Continue readingSan Diego, California – Out and About
Embarcadero San Diego’s Waterfront Embarcadero is located in downtown San Diego and is a busy cruise ship hub with lots of seafood restaurants and souvenir shops. It is the location of the Port of San Diego and offers views of both the San Diego Bay and downtown San Diego, and
Continue readingMission Bay RV Resort – San Diego, California
It’s that time of year for our annual pilgrimage to Quartzsite for the RV Big Tent RV Show and to meet up with friends. Since we are packing up the RV anyway we always like to travel to a few other places. Most years we combine a trip to Borrego
Continue readingDark Sky RV Campground – Kanab, Utah
We departed Layton, Utah to the sounds of jets roaring above us from Hill AFB. The Sound of Freedom. On our way south we headed west on I-80 to skirt the southern edge of the Great Salt Lake and pass the Great Salt Lake State Park and the famous Saltair.
Continue readingValley View RV Park – Layton, Utah
Today was a long drive as we headed south through Montana seeing roundups along the way, then on to Idaho checking out crops and crop dusters, passing Malelucca (one of our favorite companies) in Idaho Falls, admiring the scenery in Pocatello (one of our favorite towns), and on into Utah!
Continue readingSouthside RV Park – Dillon, Montana
We departed Shelby and headed south hoping to make it to Dillon. The weather was OK but we hit areas with lots of smoke and dark skies somewhere south of Helena. We continued on through Butte and The Berkeley Pit which which also had a bit of a dark sky
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