From the Grand Canyon State we rolled into the Land of Enchantment. A ~20 foot high roadrunner sculpture made from recycled goods greeted us outside of Las Cruces. North of Las Cruces, the White Sands Missile Range stretches on for miles,…
Sonoran Sights
Like alien beings, saguaro cacti rise from the Earth, sentinels of the Sonoran Desert. Saguaro NP, just outside Tucson, harbors thousands, many of them multi-limbed giants weighing over 7 tons. They exude a magical quality, inducing a smile from even…
Family in Phoenix and a Goal Fulfilled
We left Cottonwood with eyes set on the Phoenix area. We settled in Apache Junction with two main objectives: (1) see family; and (2) wait out a storm with predicted sustained winds of 30 mph. Mission accomplished, and then some. We…
Vortexing and Other Verde Valley Adventures
Sometimes when you roll into a new spot things just click, you know you are going to like it there. Such was the case at Dead Horse Ranch State Park just outside of Cottonwood, AZ. Dead Horse Ranch hit many…
A Cold Big Hole
On our own for the first time in weeks, we set our sights on Arizona and clocked our 19th state for this trip. We first settled in the resort town of Lake Havasu City, a haven for snowbirds in the…
Family Oasis
After preaching the virtues of avoiding bling, we promptly retired to the swanky environs of Palm Desert, CA, where snow-capped peaks soar over palm-lined streets filled with Tesla sedans optioned for “ludicrous speed” and the latest Italian offerings from Ferrari and Maserati.…
The Didactic Desert
El Niño rains loomed just beyond the California coast as we fled east over the San Ysidro Mountains. The winding road crested at Julian, CA, amidst a thick fog that embraced us like an overzealous Great Aunt adept at sewing…
Holidays Amongst the Palms
Happy New Year to you all! We hope you had a Merry Christmas and a joyous holiday season. Last we left you, we had wrapped up our stay in Anaheim. Fresh off all things Disney, we drove south and setup…
The Mouse House
As veterans of multiple Walt Disney World tours, we left our beach-side site at Dockweiler with some trepidation, traversed the spider-web freeway system of LA County, and setup shop in Anaheim a stones throw from Walt’s original park creation, Disneyland. Props…
La La Land Laziness
Many RVers avoid the Los Angeles area like a Sierra Club lecture on fuel economy and carbon credits. An often heavily congested, spider-web freeway system is no fun for anyone, much less the driver of a 36 foot long motorhome…