Sarah and family planned a week in Phoenix primarily so she could attend a baby shower for one of her long-time ASU (Go Sun Devils) dance-team mates, while Michael got a chance to play golf with some friends. We returned to Phoenix and booked ourselves for a month at Desertscape RV Park only four miles…
We crossed three deserts after leaving Tucson and before alighting in Phoenix. I thought it would be interesting to provide photos of what we saw just from Sid’s window. First, we drove across parts of the Chihuahuan and Sonoran Deserts on our way to Gila Bend. We traveled through small portions of the huge Tohono…
After towing 23,234 miles and staying in 112 campgrounds over the last four years, you would think we could back into a site with our eyes closed. MFI does all of the driving, and that includes backing Arthur into our assigned sites. We call each other on our iPhones. My responsibilities are monitoring clearances, while…
Our second stop in California was in “The Valley” north of Los Angeles. We needed a location, which was central to all the folks we planned to see and found the perfect spot at Walnut RV Park in Northridge. Unfortunately, as we crossed the mountains and descended into the valley, the temperature soared from 87…
I had trouble finding a decent and reasonably-priced RV park in the area of Oceanside, so we ended up staying at Lake O’Neill RV Park on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. My father did his WWII basic training here before fighting in the Pacific. This huge base covers 125,000 acres and extends from California’s largest…
Our project visit with brother Rus wasn’t all work. After repeatedly passing signs along I-19 identifying the “Desert Museum” as a local attraction, we decided to go see what is officially known as the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. It was located just south of the Saguaro National Park-West Tucson District and conveniently only 20 miles from…
Over the winter, we planned to visit my brother in Arizona and stay long enough to complete the conversion of his carport into a garage. He retired and moved to Green Valley two years ago and has been wanting this conversion since that time. We chose to camp at Mission View Communities RV Resort, which…
My brother Rus retired two years ago and moved to Green Valley, AZ. One of his goals was to hike routinely for maintaining his health, and because he enjoys it. Last year, he exceeded his 2022 goal of hiking 2,500 miles. His 2023 goal is also 2,500 miles; however, he admitted to us in late…
Heading west from New Mexico, just inside Arizona at the Dragoon exit, is Texas Canyon. During our many commutes between San Antonio and Phoenix, while Sarah was at ASU (Go SunDevils), we marveled each time we drove through the canyon but never stopped. Since now was our chance, I scheduled a 3-day stay at the…
Go south out of Odessa on US 67 to Alpine, then follow TX 118 further south until it intersects with County Road 170. Hang a right on 170 and in 20 miles you’ll be in the middle of nowhere, or damned close to it. There you’ll find Lajitas, an unincorporated community with a population of…
