I established a hiking regimen for our 21-day drive to Issaquah, WA. Except for our 5-day stop at Hill AFB, UT, the remaining 6 stops were each for 3 days. My plan was to chill on the day we arrived, hike a minimum of 3 miles each morning thereafter (except for the day of departure)….
After Page, AZ, we stayed in Durango, CO for a week. MFI had done some research on the cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park, which was only 36 miles west form our campsite. We spent a day self-touring this intriguing park. There are cliff dwellings across the southwestern US; however, the dwellings at Mesa…
We traveled from Las Vegas to Page, AZ on the recommendation of our friends and fellow RVers, Dave and Kathy Pasillas. Specifically, Dave encouraged us to tour the Lower and Upper Antelope Canyons; however, the area also featured famous Horseshoe Bend, Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell, and more fantastic Arizona scenery. Our Page adventure began…
Of course stays in Vegas; but then, we didn’t really do that much. Our primary goals were to visit with Larry Paulfrey; Susan Miller and husband Chuck; and Vinni Masteguim of the famous Blue Man Group. Anything else would just be gravy. First, we had breakfast with Larry at his favorite casino, the Aliante in…
We visited Bart Bartlett during our earlier trip to SoCal (see Visiting SoCal – Part 1), and before we parted, he suggested we met again in Cornville, AZ during one of his frequent trips there. Just before we left Phoenix, we agreed to meet him on the 3rd of September. He came back to us…
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…
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…
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…
