Today we traveled to Tucson, and to another very nice campground. The sites are very long, and we have a pull through, so no backing-in. Claudette has had a cyst in her back for 3-4 years, and the doctor had said a while back to just leave it alone. But for the last few days,… Continue reading Travel to Tucson, AZ
Scheduled maintenance and Scottsdale & taking inventory
Nothing for the memory books today… On a long trip, maintenance items need to be done. Today it was the truck oil change. We took time to explore downtown Mesa, as well as old town Scottsdale. We walked around the shops and had a coffee at a non-chain business. The weather was wonderful and we… Continue reading Scheduled maintenance and Scottsdale & taking inventory
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix AZ
Desert Botanical Garden Today, we visited Desert Botanical Garden. Unsurprisingly, this is by far the best botanical garden we ever visited dealing with desert-condition native plants. We were literally stunned by the quantity of visitors, on a Monday… It is well organized with a short central loop that provides a quick overview, and side loops… Continue reading Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix AZ
Drive to Mesa AZ – and down we go
Today we drove from from Camp Verde to Mesa, which is itself a significant community (more than 1/2 a million residents), essentially in the suburbs of Phoenix (the Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical area counts 5M residents, the 11th in the USA by size). It was literally a downhill drive from Camp Verde which is at an… Continue reading Drive to Mesa AZ – and down we go
Tuzigoot National Monument
Today we took things easy Our one major activity was to visit Tuzigoot National Monument. We enjoyed it, and this one too was a quick visit. Claudette said jokingly that the theme of our trip is old rocks … In any case, the archeologist have determined that there were 100 rooms in the original structure,… Continue reading Tuzigoot National Monument
Montezuma Castle National Monument
We visited Montezuma Castle National Monument, which was a very short drive from our Campground. Although the site was looted in the early 1900s, and therefore no historical artifacts remain, it was still impressive to see the structure itself Visiting the above didn’t take much time at all, so in teh afternoon, we decided to… Continue reading Montezuma Castle National Monument
Verde Ranch and Sedona
Today we had a short drive south pulling our RV to our campground in Camp Verde, slightly south of Sedona. After setting up camp, we drove back north to go into Sedona to pick-up an order we had directed to the local UPS store – a mast that mounts against our RV ladder, to hold… Continue reading Verde Ranch and Sedona
More Grand Canyon National Park – South Rim
On our second day in the park, we did more hiking and taking in of the beautiful vistas. One could stay in one spot and have an ever changing view of the Grand Canyon due to the ever changing light conditions as the sun moves across the sky and changes what portions of the scenery… Continue reading More Grand Canyon National Park – South Rim
Grand Canyon National Park – first impressions
Our reaction at the first glimpse of the Grand Canyon is that pictures don’t do it justice. It needs to be seen to appreciate the magnitude of it. To help with this, here are a few fun facts: The Grand Canyon is 1 mile deep (3 stacked empire state buildings), 18 miles wide, and 277… Continue reading Grand Canyon National Park – first impressions
Walnut Canyon National Monument, AZ
Walnut Canyon was a drive-by opportunity that we spotted, as we were getting close to our destination in Flagstaff AZ. Turns out that access to the National Monuments is also included in our lifetime National Parks pass! Walnut Canyon is very popular, judging by the nearly overflowing parking lot, and it is indeed a wonderful… Continue reading Walnut Canyon National Monument, AZ