We headed north through Nevada on Highway 93. We love that drive as it is quiet, peaceful, not much traffic, and there are a number of large, flat places to pull over for a lunch break. We drove through Jackpot, Nevada by Cactus Pete’s just before crossing into Idaho. Our
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Ely KOA – Ely, Nevada
We departed Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Utah and drove to Arizona via Colorado City and then back into Utah through St. George and on into Nevada. Crazy, eh? Yep, that’s what we did. Cathedral Gorge State Park has been on our list to stay at but it
Continue readingCoral Pink Sand Dunes State Park – Kanab, Utah
We departed Phoenix to a display of hot air balloons over the Sonoran Desert Preserve and on to Flagstaff with the snow covered Humphreys Peak. From there we continued north on Hwy 89 towards Page passing Cameron (where we usually fill up with fuel) and on north through the Navajo
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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!! Corn beef brisket was smoked for the day and there was lots of drink and laughs in the evening. We
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On our way to the Santa Catalinas for a visit with friends in Tucson. The entrance to the state park is in Oro Valley off of Highway 77. There are a variety of stores and restaurants across the street from the entrance so there is no lack of amenities near
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We headed to Lost Dutchman State Park in Apache Junction for a few days of visiting family and doing some hiking in the fabulous Superstition Mountains. On our way there we drove through Apache Junction past the Elvis Chapel and the Goldfield Ghost Town. Not much further is the entrance
Continue readingDome Rock BLM – Quartzsite, Arizona
We departed Borrego Springs heading to Quartzsite, Arizona. We took Borrego Springs Rd (10% grade) to Highway 78 east through Ocotillo Wells to Brawley with great views of fighter jets flying in formation in the sky along with all the agricultural fields and workers. It was a foggy morning. We
Continue readingAnza Borrego State Park – Palm Canyon Campground – California
Anza Borrego State Park is the largest state park in California and lies to the west of the Salton Sea. We headed west on S22 from Salton City, along a very rough road (for a short distance) and on through the vast desert of the state park and on to
Continue readingPlomosa Rd BLM – Quartzsite, Arizona
We are on our way to Southern California and Quartzsite makes a perfect stopover, especially during “The Quartzsite Sports, Vacation, and RV Show” (AKA the Big Tent Show). The annual show, usually held around the last week of January or so, is supposedly the largest gathering of RVs in the
Continue readingGilbert Ray Campground – Tucson, Arizona
From Kartchner Caverns State Park we headed south and then west towards Sonoita and then north towards Tucson. On our way we did a bit of boondocking and enjoyed the area. We headed north on Highway 83 from Sonoita and over to Tucson to Gilbery Ray Campground which is in
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