tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196580282501891792024-02-21T03:06:41.907-06:00Camp Lowry:That's How We RollIL Camperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962371264607797955noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319658028250189179.post-57609786816211809452021-11-20T23:04:00.003-06:002021-11-20T23:04:39.575-06:00Putting down roots with travel hopes for the future<p>I'm finally making an updating post for this blog now that we have sold the motorhome and built a home in AZ at a 55+ community between Tucson and Phoenix. CAn't believe we've been in our home for over a year now. Glenda had been wanting to put roots down again for some time but I resisted until we had a chance to visit and stay at Robson Ranch in Eloy, AZ. They have all the amenities we were used to at the RV resort in Gold Canyon that we visited each winter for the last 6 years. The community is right off I-10 in a rural area but when you come through the gates you're in paradise. We did do some traveling with our friends the Wandering Camels in Feb and March of 2020 then Covid hit which sent us back to Gold Canyon. That's when we got serious about settling down. </p><p>We went through some models and stayed in a Villa home for 3 nights before pulling the trigger. So glad we did since the base price of our home has increased $90,000 from signing papers to the current time. </p><p>We have a 1200 sq foot home with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. A nice patio facing north and a 1 1/2 car garage. We now have a golf cart to get around the community and we've integrated into the activities. Pickleball for me and line dancing and aerobics for Glenda. </p><p>We're looking at trading our small car that we pulled behind the motorhome in for a mid size truck with hopes of continuing some traveling in the future. Maybe a small TT to take advantage of leaving for cooler places in the summer. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJQaDJsSG2F_k84nA5GaE09zHYIDJUTxgMoCt-ZfmCbARlEJn4eLHkbEoiusC1fUt1dlcSYDIrd4x16xwXD9RdANhWHQEDGC2Ru2ba8EELR7y8eZwjowr69pD5CVohBzc-7eqtqPJephLRbL3Q5aH3J2KuB3k2f98_5bf9DDfXOSnK979XjoXngai6cg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>These are random photos from my Google phone before switching to an Apple phone. We have landscaping now. </p><p>We're looking forward having friends visit and stay with us. Our daughter Heather, SIL Paul and grandson Aiden came for a visit last May. They got to check our the community pool, ride in the golf cart and see the golf course. Then we had Steve and Debbie McCormack(fast and loose) and Hurley stay over night when they were passing through and visiting his mother in Surprise. So glad they could all come and check the home and community out. </p><p>Eloy AZ is the sky diving capital of America. We can see the jumpers almost every day from our back patio as they land. We even went to the airport there to watch the National Sky Diving Championships. </p><p>I try to download some additional photos from my phone to the laptop and make another post soon with much better photos and show you some areas of the community and our home. </p><p>Sorry for the long, long lag time in posting. Thank you for following us on our journey. </p><p><br /></p>IL Camperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962371264607797955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319658028250189179.post-79118192588757345302019-10-20T00:33:00.002-05:002019-10-20T00:33:52.566-05:00We're in Arizona now but.....Synopsis on the way to Arizona<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We've been in Gold Canyon, AZ since Oct 1. We're settling in at the RV park and enjoying our down time here. Waiting for our Canadian friends, Ron and Patsy to arrive next week. Looking forward to hiking, playing cards and drinking some great beer. We've had the motorhome washed and I waxed it and did some additional minor maintenance after our summer travels. Enjoying seeing friends here that we've gotten to know over the last 5 seasons. We really had a good trip back here after our visit to Glacier NP. My last post outlined our time at Glacier NP but after we left there we headed south through Idaho and Utah. We stopped at an RV park near Cascade, MT first for couple nights and enjoyed the peace and quiet there. Then it was on to Heise, ID where we stopped for a few nights. While there we attended an evening dinner and performance at the Mountain River Ranch. They have young performers dressed as cow boys and girls that do a little skit before taking horse drawn wagons to the dinner site. </div>
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The dinner was very good and served chuckwagon style. Then after the dinner the young folks that did the skit put on a great fun audience participation show. The performers were very talented. They all could sing, dance and play several different instruments.<br />
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WE spent one day exploring the Grand Teton NP. The Tetons are south of Yellowstone NP. We had a fun day hinking and ended with a trip over to Jackson Hole, WY.<br />
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A view down the street in Jackson</div>
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After our time in Idaho it was time to move south toward the Salt Lake City area. We have friends in Heber City and we knew the State Parks in UT were the kind of place we wanted to stay at. We made a reservation at Jordanelle SP just north of Heber.<br />
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Our site at Jordanelle....it wasn't the one we reserved and had to move because the other site was too small and unlevel. </div>
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While visiting SLC you have to make a trip to Temple Square where the Latter Day Saints temple is located. </div>
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A view inside the Tabernacle</div>
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In the Visitor's Center</div>
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Then it was time to have some fun with Ruth and Kelly and their boat on the Jordanelle Lake.<br />
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We only stayed 3 nights at Jordanelle but we were having so much fun and the area is so beautiful we had to stay a little longer so we moved to the south of Heber to Deer Creek SP. WE had a great view of the lake and all kinds of space. This is our kind of RV living.<br />
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WE took a drive to Sundance Ski resort and rode the chairlift to the top of the mountain. They have a café there so we had lunch before heading back down.<br />
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The day before we left w<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">e had dinner at Ruth and Kelly's house and met some of their family and grandkids. We had a wonderful visit and so glad we had the opportunity to see them again. </span><br />
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We took a drive to Snow Canyon SP and did some hiking in a very short slot canyon. The temps were pretty hot so the shade and coolness of the canyon was enjoyable.<br />
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We also hiked around on the sandstone and lava beds in the park. The history and geology of the area is amazing.<br />
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We had a couple night of full moon which happened to be a super moon. So bright and the light enhanced the landscape as we took our evening walks.<br />
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We then decided to drive north to Cedar City and then on past to Cedar Breaks NM. We didn't realize that it was so much higher than where we were in Hurricane. We climbed about 7000 feet and the temps dropped about 40 degrees. We got our of the car and headed to the gift shop for a additional layers of clothing.<br />
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The landscape is similar to Bryce Canyon NP</div>
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We hiked from the Visitor's Center to Spectre Point on the Supreme Point trail about a 500 foot drop and our to a cool viewing area. Then we hiked back up and over to the Alpine Pond Trail. Such a diverse landscape.<br />
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We were having so much fun and so much to explore we ended up extending our stay at Sand Hollow SP from 4 night to 11 nights.<br />
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We had originally planned to divert over to the Las Vegas area to see our granddaughter but the temps there were going to be over 100 degrees so we opted to change that and move to Kanab, UT.<br />
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We stopped at the Crazy Horse RV Park for 3 nights. Enough time to see some of Grand Staircase Escalante NM and then a day trip to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Something we've wanted to do for a long time. We were not disappointed.<br />
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We stopped at the Visitors Center and got a map then took the easy trail to Bright Angel Point for spectacular views. Then we had some lunch and hiked the Bridle Trail to the North Kaibab Trailhead. WE decided to do part of the hike down into the canyon but we got about 1/2 mile down and thought we have to hike back up too. So we stopped and trudged our way back up. We didn't want to take the same trail back so we diverted to the Transcept Trail along the rim back to the Visitors Center for a total of 8 miles that day.<br />
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We continued our trek south the Meteor Crater RV Park between Flagstaff and Winslow, AZ. Winslow is a town we've heard so much about from friends so we had to make a trip there to STand on the Corner. From the song by the Eagles....Take it Easy.<br />
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It was so much fun having our picture taken and actually seeing the corner where a girl my lord in a flat bed Ford slowed down to take a look at me. We also stopped for a late breakfast at the La Posada Hotel and the Turquoise Room.<br />
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Our friend Debbie recommended the Green Chile Arizona Eggs...They had a nice heat from the chiles and a kind of grits layer under the eggs. </div>
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We were walking down the street and noticed a little barber shop in an alley. I've been needing a haircut so I looked at the sign and it just so happened the barber was sitting outside. I asked how much and he said $14. I said you got time, he said absolutely. He gave me a great cut. We had a nice conversation and I noticed he had several antler trophies on the wall. Hence the name of the barbershop Antler Barbershop.<br />
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Before we headed further south we took a drive to The Petrified Forest NP. It's basically a drive through the park of about 40 miles one way. We made several stops and did some walking through some of the view points.<br />
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Time to move further south to Cottonwood, AZ and stay at Dead Horse Ranch SP. We were here before about 3 years ago and enjoyed our stay then. We got a nice back in site and did some hiking on the many trails in the park. </div>
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We were pretty close to Prescott Valley and the Orchard Ranch RV Park. We have friends that moved there a couple years ago. KEn and Sue were our RV park neighbors at Canyon Vistas. Sue teaches line dancing at the park so we contacted them. Letting them know we were in the area. They mentioned that they were having a line dancing social their park and invited us to come. Glenda was thrilled.<br />
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The next day we got together again and took a drive up to Jerome, AZ. A historic mining town. They basically only have tourist shops and a wonderful visitors museum. We had lunch at The Bordello of Jerome. As you would expect a mining town in the 1800's would have several establishments for ladies of the evening hence the Bordello of Jerome.<br />
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Well as I said we're back at Canyon Vistas RV Resort. The motorhome is nice and clean and we're set up for friends and family to visit. Enjoying some Pickleball and line dancing. Attended a happy hour with music and getting our daily walks in.<br />
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Glenda and I did our first hike on the Lost Gold Mine trail the other day and ended up with about 8-9 miles due to a missed turn. We needed the exercise.<br />
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Our friend...Gargoyle Rock</div>
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Ran into these ranch cattle on the trail...we made a little detour</div>
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I know I didn't cover everything and it was a bit short on description but I think you get the idea. We had a wonderful trip to see family this spring and summer and then a fun adventure to pick up our last 2 states for our total of 48 states now. We loved our stop at Glacier NP and visit with friends in UT and AZ. Not a lot more to say right now. Spending some time with our son and his wife in Mesa in between our activity here in the RV park. We'll be here until Feb 1 and begin a new adventure with our friends Faye and Dave. After that who know what we'll do. Life in Jell-O.<br />
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After a couple more stops we finally made it to Chewing Black Bones campground about 8 miles north of St. Mary, Mt and the east entrance to Glacier NP. When I made my reservation at this park I thought it would be full since there were only a few sites available. However when we arrived I was told that we could pick from several other sites too. So we drove into the park and checked out the site we reserved and the others sites mentioned to us. Well good thing they told us about the other sites. The site we reserved was very unlevel and uneven. The sites are in an open grass field with electric posts spaced out. We chose B8 instead of the C15 we booked. B8 was much more level and even and it ended up the park was basically empty except for a few other sites occupied. Wow...That was great. We got set up and told the office where we ended up. We had very nice views of the mountains in Glacier out our front window. </div>
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The next day we took a drive on the Going to the Sun Road up and over Logan's Pass to the west side around Apgar campground and West Glacier. We first stopped at the east vistor's center to get my passport stamped and then up and over we drove. The views of St. Mary Lake and the valley below in the west side of Logan's Pass. It was so cool to be up above the clouds that morning.<br />
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We continued on down the west side until we came to Lake McDonald. We walked along the shore a bit and noticed several cairns that folks had built.<br />
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At the west visitors center we walked the bike path that lead into the Apgar campground and over to the tourist area of West Glacier. As we walked we came across this deer feeding on grass. She just kept an eye on us as we walked by but didn't run away.<br />
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Along the drive on the Going to the Sun Road there is a sign pointing to a high peak called Heavens Peak. The sun was glowing off the rock and ice making it very shiny and beautiful.<br />
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Incredible views all around</div>
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On our way back we got some photos of Wild Goose Island on St. Mary Lake </div>
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The next day we planned a hike to Red Rock Lake. The hike is on the north end of Glacier park near the Swift current trailhead. On the way to the lake there is a nice waterfall. </div>
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Beyond Red Rock Lake is Bullhead Lake. We were told a moose and baby had been there but we didn't get there in time to see them. The hike overall was perfect for us. Not much elevation gain, a bear, waterfall and a lake.<br />
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The next day we drove to East Glacier Park Village. We found a cute little taco shop for lunch and a nice drive. While in the area we found another short hike. Again awesome views.<br />
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Since we only had a few days to explore, we made the most of our time. We heard about the Hidden Lake trail and so glad we did it. The trailhead starts just above the Logan Pass visitors center and is actually mostly on a boardwalk. We didn't get to the visitors center early enough to get a parking spot so we drove down to the nearest shuttle stop before Logan's Pass and caught the shuttle up from there. It was windy and a little cold but so worth it. Logan's Pass elevation is 6,647. This trail is heavily trafficked but pretty well spread out as to crowds.<br />
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We headed up the boardwalk, climbing and climbing. Elevation gain is about 700 feet. As we got to the upper point of the trail we saw several folks grouped together taking photos. This is why.<br />
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Mountain Goats grazing along the trail</div>
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After seeing the goats and getting a few photos we continued to the Hidden Lake Overlook<br />
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Then on the way back down the goats were still grazing so we got a few more photos. I even got some video of one walking right by me. Unfortunately, Google won't let me upload it so I will show you a few more photos.<br />
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Then as we got closer to the visitors center we noticed this birds along the boardwalk. These are Ptarmigan's. They typically build nests in the spring and the male will protect the female until her eggs hatch. They usually eat berries, seeds and grains. In the winter their feathers will turn white for camouflage. These were in the process of changing.<br />
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As we stood there watching them in the grass, they started to come up on the boardwalk. I guess they were looking for us to feed them. They had no fear.<br />
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The Hi Line trail also begins at Logan's Pass. I had read a lot about it and knew it was way to long to hike mid day so Glenda and I decided to just do a small part along the Garden Wall. A narrow path along the mountain with a cable to hang on to if needed. Glenda doesn't like height like that so se turned around. A female volunteer ranger happened to be walking near us so I struck up a conversation and we hiked out along the wall for about a 1/2 mile before turning back. She had a class to teach back at the visitors center and I didn't want Glenda to wait too long for me.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Haystack Butte<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #717473; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> a popular place to have lunch on the Highline Trail</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #717473; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">. There's a saddle between Haystack Butte and Mount Gould</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #717473; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">, and it allows you to get a great view of the Northwest section of Glacier National Park. You will climb several long switchbacks up to this saddle. When you reach the saddle, Haystack Butte will be directly to your right, blocking the view to the west, and the towering west face of Mount Gould will be directly to your left. This saddle is about 4 miles from the Logan Pass parking lot.</span></span></span></span><br />
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Well after a day of hiking we would drive back to St. Mary and have some lunch or dinner at the restaurant in the Lodge. We enjoyed the Crab Cakes, Salad and other appetizers.<br />
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One of our last hikes was the Johns Lake Loop it was only a couple miles but very scenic with a waterfall and wildflowers.<br />
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We felt like we accomplished a lot while at Glacier NP in the short 5 days we were there. We would probably stay at Chewing Black Bones campground again if we were to return one day now that we know more about it. I would like to return with maybe another couple where I could do more of the Hi Line Trail. It's a challenging hike and about 12 miles long. I would also like to hike the Iceberg Lake trail too. So many possibilities. I hope we get the chance to return one day. Again, it was everything everyone says it is.<br />
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Next we move south toward Idaho. Such a beautiful state too. I'll keep catching up.<br />
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Our next stop was at Fort Abraham Lincoln SP. We had a nice pull through on the end of a row with some privacy. There is a lot of history in this part of North Dakota related to this fort and the Indians that also lived in this part of the country. Near the fort was evidence of an Indian culture from the 1600's. The On a Slant Indians or Mandan Tribe. Their name was from the area where they made their village. </div>
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The On a Slant Indians built elaborate huts to protect them from the harsh winters of North Dakota. </div>
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Fort Abraham Lincoln was under the command of General George Custer before his fateful death by the Sioux Indians.<br />
We were able to tour replicas of the barracks and a replica of the house he occupied at that time.<br />
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We took a walk on a bike path in Bismarck, ND and saw some interesting tribal sculptures<br />
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General George Custer home at Fort Abraham Lincoln</div>
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After our stop in Mandan at Fort Abraham Lincoln we moved further west near Medora, ND. We enjoyed a drive and some easy hiking around Theodore Roosevelt NP. The bison and prairie dogs were in great abundance. <br />
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We stopped in Medora for some sightseeing and dinner one evening. They have several nice cafes and steakhouses. We also had lunch one day at a pizza parlor in town.<br />
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The backdrop was the beautiful North Dakota hills and landscape. You can also pay an additional fee to attend a dinner prior to the entertainment. The show was well worth the admission and the talent and scenery were incredible. Would love to go back again some day.<br />
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The town of Medora is a bit of a tourist trap but well worth the time to walk around the small downtown and enjoy the history of President Theodore Roosevelt.<br />
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We thought about staying in the National Park campground however it was over 90 degrees each day, there would be no hook ups and the campground was very busy in August. We opted to stay a few miles outside of the area in an RV park with full hook ups and 50 amps to use both A/C's, making it easy to visit the NP and Medora.<br />
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A few more photos from a hike we did in Theodore Roosevelt NP as we toured the park. </div>
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We're getting closer to our stop at Glacier NP. We hear it's beyond description. Can't wait. We have a couple more stops for overnights near Glacier. Thanks for following along. <br />
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We headed to Central IL from the Chicago area after our visit with Heather, Paul and Aiden. Our mission was to see our friends Faye and Dave, the Wandering Camels. They've been working at the Army Corp park at Lake Shelbyville for a few weeks after they're plans to spend the summer in the NE fell through. We couldn't pass up the opporuntiy. We got settled in at Bo Woods COE and contacted Faye and Dave. We made plans to have dinner at their site with Dave smoking some ribs. Glenda brought a side dish and we enjoyed a hearty meal with some card playing and a new game Sequence. Like always we filled ourselves to the brim and caught up on what's in the works this winter. We plan to do some traveling in Feb and March next year with them. </div>
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One day Faye had a great idea to take us to Casey, IL(pronounced K-Z). It's known as the little City with big things.<br />
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It started with this huge wind chime sculpture</div>
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This cool rocking chair near the square</div>
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At the library a Bookworm</div>
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Signs pointing to the different sculptures</div>
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A huge pencil</div>
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Two birds in a cage</div>
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I think we could get a few pieces of mail in there</div>
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Just out side town is a big pitchfork</div>
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We even found a new friend for Dave and a Geocache</div>
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The last day in the area we made a trip to a local craft brewery and had a few samples. We enough took home some for a future date.<br />
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After all the excitement with our good friends we had to begin moving west. First stop as a COE in Potosi, WI. Wisconsin is our 47th state to visit since we've gone full time RV'ing. Potosi is across the Mississippi River from Dubuque, IA.<br />
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We were there a couple of days so we made a rip to IA and found the Effigy Mounds National Monument. This has an interesting history of the several Indian tribes in the area and their burial grounds. You have to hike up a trail to a bluff to see the several mounds that contain the bodies of tribe members. Some mounds are in the shape of animals like bears, birds and wolves.<br />
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Great views of the Mississippi valley</div>
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Since we were in the area we decided to check out the House on the Rock. A gentleman, Alex Jordan started building the house with visions of creating something truly magnificent. Over the years his vision expanded into our buildings with incredible artifacts like a carousel, Route 66, Planes, dolls, guns, costumes and so much more. Every room is a sense of creativity.<br />
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Japanese Garden</div>
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The extended room on the rock</div>
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Alex Jordan was a brilliant automated music machine builder and scattered through out the exhibits are incredible works.<br />
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We had a great time as we walked from room to room. Something different everywhere. It took us about 3 hours to go through each room to the end. After our visit to the House on the Rock we came back to Potosi and stopped at the local Potosi brewery. They had very good beer and food.<br />
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We made a quick stop after Wisconsin back in Iowa. We thought we might see some friends but we didn't plan ahead and they were busy. We'll catch up with them another time. Sorry Beth and Chris.<br />
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After Iowa we moved north to South Dakota, with a stop in Sioux Falls. We've been here before when we got our S.D. residency so it was fitting to visit again.<br />
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South Dakota was a short stop to get to our next destination.....Fargo, North Dakota, our 48th state we've visited as full time RV'ers. We stopped at the Fargo Visitor's Center and saw the legendary qood chipper from the Fargo movie.<br />
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Just out side the Visitor center was their version of a walk of fame with several celebrities and musicians hand prints and signatures.<br />
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We drove around the old part of downtown and then headed to a brewery for lunch abd a cold beverage. Drekker is highly rated and we enjoyed a delicious lunch and I a refreshing beverage.<br />
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We're so impressed with the décor at the different breweries we have visited in our travels. So interesting.<br />
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Well the visit to Fargo was short as we continue to move west. Our next stop is near Bismarck, ND. We stopped at Fort Abraham Lincoln SP. Interesting history related to Indian people there and General George Custer. Getting closer to Glacier NP but still has a ways to go. More interesting photos to come.<br />
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We made it to Indiana and spent a couple nights at the Elkhart Campground but they had a large rally coming in so we had to move out. We were planning on coming back after the rally but we found out the Elkhart County Fairgrounds in Goshen had public RV sites as long as they didn't have any large rallies or the fair going on. They didn't and the rate was better than Elkhart Campground. After arriving at the fairgrounds we got a great FHU site next to the trotter race track and were entertained each day as the trainers exercised the horses. We decided this would be a great home base while visiting family. We booked a month for $600. The great thing about the site was we were the only ones in that section for the entire time we were there.<br />
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After a week of visiting our daughter Sommer and family in Osceola, we drove to Bartlett and stayed with Heather, Paul and Aiden. Aiden is playing T Ball this summer so we got to see a couple games while there.<br />
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He gets distracted in the field but he can really hit the ball well. All the kids are just beginning to learn the fundamentals. Heather and Paul took us to a favorite Mexican restaurant in Carol Stream. They have a great menu and good Margaritas. We took some photos by a fountain next to the restaurant.<br />
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After a week there, we headed back to finish our visiting with Sommer, Todd and the grandkids in Indiana. The grandkids there aren't as young as Aiden any more so we don't tend to do as much with them. Caden is now working at McDonalds regularly this summer and Brooklyne is catching up with friends she had before going to live with her Dad in Georgia. However with Sommer having a pool now, we got to spend more time with Ryleigh. She loves the pool like her mom. And we do too.<br />
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Well while we were back in Elkhart there was a Kids Horse Camp going on. It was fun watching the kids learn how to handle their horses and then some fun doing some barrel racing.<br />
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Since we were heading to the west after visiting we stopped again to see Heather, Paul and Aiden. Aiden still likes trains so we took him on the train to downtown Chicago and then on a water taxi to Navy Pier.<br />
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It was a fun day and Aiden was pretty tired as we rode the train home. What a day. </div>
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Then we decided to have Aiden stay over night a couple night with us at the motorhome. We have a King bed so we all slept in it. Plenty of room.<br />
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We had a campfire and did some traditional S'mores and played lots and lots of games. Aiden has a little quiet time in the morning after getting up but after that it's go, go, go until bed time. Not used to that much going.<br />
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We bought Aiden a Lego car to make while he was with us. It got him to sit still for a little while. </div>
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The weekend before we left to head further west from our visits, Heather's neighborhood had a block party and we got invited. They started our with a bike parade with the kids.<br />
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Aiden and his bike were all decked out</div>
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It was a hot day so lots of folks brought tables with umbrellas and there was food. lots of food.<br />
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At the end of the day Aiden had to do some sparklers in the back yard. </div>
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That wrapped up another fantastic summer visit with our family. We did see more baseball before we left and Paul made his famous smoked ribs. We even made a stop at a couple breweries that they have been raving about. And it just so happened that Paul's nephew Thomas was staying at their house while we visited. They happy that we took Aiden for a few days so Paul could do some entertaining with his nephew. Thomas lives back in Pennsylvania and hasn't traveled too much so this was a real treat. It was great getting to know him too.<br />
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That's a pretty good synopsis of our visit with both families. I know I didn't put everything down in the post but I just can't remember everything. The time goes by so quickly. Looking forward to seeing everyone again in December when we go back to the Midwest to sit with Aiden and spend some time with Sommer and family too.<br />
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Now it's off to begin the trek west but first a little side trip to Central Illinois to see our RV friends Faye and Dave. They're workamping back at the Corp park at Lake Shelbyville. Couldn't pass up the opportunity to see them while we're in the area. Thanks for following along.<br />
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We left the Valdosta, Ga area after the graduation and headed north to a COE park in northern Ga. We had a great site with a lake view. The park is very large so we were able to get our steps in every day. </div>
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Wildlife as we walked in the morning</div>
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We had a short stop in northern Mississippi at Piney Grove COE. We've been here before but it was the off season and we had the loop to ourselves. Not this time. Kids are out of school and it was a weekend. We only stayed 2 nights so we did our walks and got some laundry done at the laundry they have in the park. We couldn't get level in the site we reserved but got to the park early enough to change sites. Much more level and a little longer. There's hardly any internet in most areas of the park so we didn't communicate too much while there. Glad we weren't there longer.<br />
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Then we moved on into Kentucky and another COE park. Canal COE is in an area called Land between the Lakes. It's near Paducah, Ky. This area is huge for fishing but I don't fish. There are folks pulling boats everywhere. The area has seen better days. There are remnants of days gone by where tourism was big. Many roadside motels and places to eat. However things look run down.<br />
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We did come across a fairly new brew pub. The Dam Brewhaus is in an old home that was remodeled with tables, bar and of course beer taps. They have several different beers so I had a flight....a couple IPA's, a Porter and a Stout. It was early afternoon so we were the only people in the brewpub. However after about 30 minutes a few other guys came in and we started some conversation. It was nice to mingle with the locals.<br />
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Again the site we reserved would not accommodate us so Glenda quickly went back to the gate house and got our site changed. We were closer to the gate house and for some reason a family of deer would come walking or running by in the mornings and the afternoons. They were very tame and would only move along when someone got a little too close.<br />
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The deer really liked the grass on the other side of the road</div>
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We continued to get our walks in everyday and noticed some sites that only a van or very small camper get into. The driveway into the sites were very steep and angled.<br />
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Then on one of our walks we came across an area near a boat dock. Turns out it was a group camping area. There were a few other Class A's and trailers in the group area since there was no group occupying the sites. We wish we would have known this because we found a site we would have loved to have.<br />
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Site 106....We would be facing the water with no one in front of us. </div>
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Looking back from the dock at #106</div>
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We had a nice stay there but probably would not return in the future. Then it was on to Illinois.<br />
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We had a reservation at Bo Wood COE about 3 miles south of Sullivan, IL. We have been here numerous times in the past and it's one of our favorite parks in IL. We would come here on weekends when we still worked in Bloomington, IL. It's only about 80 south of where we lived so a long weekend was always great. We didn't have to be off the site until 3 pm on departure days.<br />
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This trip we snagged #106....I think we like that number. IT was FHU and only $12/night with the Senior Pass for the NP's .<br />
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This was a perfect base for visiting family and friends in Bloomington/Normal. I was able to share some time with my brother at Destihl Brewpub and Catch up on his travels and ours. My brother has been very busy this winter with a trip to the British Virgin Islands to go sailing, a trip to the Netherlands and a sailing adventure from the BVI's to Bermuda and then on to Norfolk,VA and the Chesapeake Bay. He hooked up with some guys bringing their sailboats back to the states in what is called...a rally. There were about 30 boats in the rally. Not a race just everyone sailing together as they traveled back. He told me it was boring and exciting. Think about it....you're surrounded by open seas for several days. I get it. The next day we had lunch at he and his girlfriends house. Nancy prepared some wonderful cheese and crackers, veggies and dip. For lunch we had a delicious salad.<br />
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Then we got together with our friends Richard and Brenda. We've known them for many years and we always make time to see them. They tried to get some other folks together however Betsy was the only one that could make it on short notice. Brenda served us some delicious cake and we had a wonderful conversation as we caught up. On a sad note...our friend Betsy had lost her husband recently and we hadn't had a chance to pay our respects. It was a bittersweet reunion.<br />
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After a week at Bo Wood COE we moved on to Indiana to see our daughter, Sommer, Todd and some of the grandkids. WE stopped for 3 nights at the Elkhart Campground and then moved over to the Elkhart Fairgrounds in Goshen, IN. We're making this our base for the next 3 weeks.<br />
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We had a graduation party for Brooklyne but I didn't get photos. We went bowling and I didn't get photos. So I will give more of an update soon as I try to get some photos of the family to share. In a couple days we'll be driving to our daughter, Heather's home in Bartlett, IL for a few days to visit.<br />
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Again I'll share more soon as we continue our visiting here in the Midwest. Sorry for the brief synopsis but like I said.....I'm trying to catch up. Thanks for following along.IL Camperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962371264607797955noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319658028250189179.post-47361945662417869692019-06-05T19:07:00.000-05:002019-06-05T19:07:43.019-05:00Granddaughter Brooklyne graduates High School in GeorgiaBeach time is over and we have a graduation to attend. The temperatures in the SE have been brutal with highs near or at 100 degrees. Somewhat unusual for this time of year. We arrived the day before the graduation and got set up at the River Park RV Park in Valdosta, Ga. About 2 miles from the graduation venue. Our daughter , Sommer, Brooklyne's mom and her family had a hotel room near the RV park. Brooklyne lives in Georgia with her father and Sommer and the other family members live in Indiana. Jasmyne, the oldest granddaughter and her friend Brenna also came from Henderson, NV to see Brooklyne graduate. We were only missing Heather and her family and Chris and Kendra.<br />
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We called Sommer and then drove over to the hotel to greet everyone. We haven't seen them since December so it was a great get together. We went out by the hotel pool and hung out catching up on what's been going on. Brooklyne came to the hotel from her dad's house in Hahira to greet us too.<br />
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The next day we got together with everyone at Egg and I restaurant for breakfast. Brooklyne highly recommended the place and we were not disappointed. After breakfast we went to the hotel and hung out for a while then it was time to get ready for the graduation ceremony.<br />
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This year in the Southeast it's been very hot and humid and the graduation was outside at the Bazemore-Hyder Stadium at Valdosta State University. Unfortunately the temps at 7 pm were still around 100 degrees and there wasn't much wind. In addition the bleachers were completely full of families celebrating the graduation of their sons and daughter, nieces, nephews, grandsons and daughters.<br />
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Finally as the ceremony started the sun began to dip low enough that we were able to begin the drying out process.<br />
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The stadium was a great venue even with the heat and humidity. The graduating class of 2019 began to file into the seats on the field and the speakers began to speak on the futures of the graduates.<br />
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Set up for the graduation</div>
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Brooklyne came up on the video screen as a finalist in a pageant</div>
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Brooklyne filing in</div>
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Got the diploma</div>
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Hello....I'm a High School Graduate now</div>
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Sommer and Brooklyne</div>
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Ryleigh, Brooklyne, Jasmyne and Caden</div>
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Proud Grandpa and Grandma with Brooklyne</div>
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Yes, as you can tell from the photo of Sommer and Brooklyne, she is a very tall young lady. She certainly is headed for higher places in her future.<br />
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Brooklyne graduated with honors and participated in numerous activities in school earning here additional credits. Brooklyne is planning on getting her bachelors degree and then going on to law school. She's a very bright young lady and has so much ambition. We couldn't be prouder.<br />
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The following day Brooklyne spent time with her dad and we hung out at the hotel by the pool for some time. We then had some dinner at a local steakhouse.<br />
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They give you no real clues until after the first 15 minutes. You have to figure out different combinations to locks in the room on different items. When you unlock an item it gives you another clue to help you in opening the final lock to escape the room. We came close but in the hour they give you to succeed we were still about 3-4 clues away. It was great fun and would like to try another one someday. It's hard to get 9 people to work together sometimes. </div>
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We finished our visit that day with some Cajun Snowballs at Snow-pocolyse. It's Italian shaved ice with syrup flavorings. Delicious. </div>
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Well we made it to the graduate, we didn't melt in the heat and we got to see our second oldest granddaughter graduate high school. Always a great time with family and to celebrate an accomplishment like this. We have a couple more years until the next graduation....That's going to be Caden. </div>
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Now we begin our trek northward to visit to see Heather, Paul and Aiden in Illinois and Sommer, Todd and the family again in Indiana. More on our trek northward soon. Thanks for following along. </div>
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They put some seasoning on all the seafood and it really spices up the taste. Of course Glenda had her Diet Coke to go with it. And you know where she gets it.<br />
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Seafood was not the only thing we were looking forward to in Mississippi. The Gulf is right out the front of the park and they have a great walking/bike path along the shore. We enjoyed walking each day to get our steps in. The area was devastated several years ago by Hurricane Katrina but home along the gulf front are being rebuilt. These are home on stilts and worth between a half million to well over multimillion dollars.<br />
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We loved our beach time and had great weather while there. </div>
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When we have been in this area of Mississippi we're also close to New Orleans, La. We never thought about stopping in NOLA because we thought it might be crowded, dirty, smelly or dangerous. </div>
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Well this time we decided we're going to go and see what it really is like. Glenda did some research on what we might want to see and where we should go. We drove to the Basin Station Visitor Center and found easy parking for $20/day. We stopped at the Visitor Center for a map and some information and headed toward the French Quarter. </div>
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As we started into the French Quarter we did get a little whiff of urine however it was brief and we started to see the architecture of the area. We did come across a couple of homeless men on the sidewalk and we did happen to see a couple men share a needle. I'm sure this could be seen in a lot of other large cities in the country. We continued on and enjoyed seeing some buildings that we'd seen on TV or movies. Very unique. </div>
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As we walked we came to Jackson Square where there were artists selling their paintings and crafts.<br />
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Through Glenda's research we were looking for <a href="http://www.cafedumonde.com/beignets">Café du Monde</a>. She read about the beignets which were brought to NOLA by the Acadians. Their a fired fritter sometimes filled with fruit. It's a square piece of dough deep fried and covered with powdered sugar. As you can see from the photo below(which still does not show how long the line really was) the line was long to get beignets and coffee.<br />
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As we hesitated in getting into the line we saw a sign for Monty's on the Square. A restaurant that had their version of a beignet which was a beignet fry. We went inside and got a table and ordered a late breakfast/early lunch. The beignet fry that they sell is fired dough in the shape of French fries. It's the same beignet only in strips not a square piece of dough.<br />
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Our meals with Beignet Fries</div>
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The food was delicious and the service was excellent. We took our time eating and enjoyed watching people pass by the restaurant. </div>
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After our fantastic meal we took a walk around the square and relished the history and architecture. </div>
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St. Louis Cathedral</div>
<a href="http://www.experienceneworleans.com/jackson-square.html"><b>This link</b></a> will take you to a site with more information on Jackson Square and the history.<br />
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Then as we walked through the French Quarter we came across a shoe store with these shoes at 20% off. <br />
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Came across these young boys playing the bucket drums....they were very good. And looking for donations. </div>
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Glenda also found the <a href="http://www.themardigrasmuseum.com/">Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture</a> so we walked our way to the museum and paid $12 each for view the many and varied costumes that have been worn in the Mardi Gras parades. We even put a couple masks on for fun. </div>
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Then we decided to take a ride on a bus that routes you through different areas of NOLA to see homes and where cruise ships dock. </div>
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We were having a wonderful time and with all the walking and riding it was time for an early dinner before heading back home to the park. </div>
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Glenda and again used her magic phone and checked reviews for restaurants around the French Quarter. We had our choice of 2-3 places but the one that got the best reviews was <a href="https://acmeoyster.com/french-quarter/"><b>Acme Oyster House</b></a>. They actually have a few restaurants in Louisiana and Alabama. </div>
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We got to the restaurant and there was a line of about 15-20 people standing outside. This was 4 pm in the afternoon. We knew it had to be good. </div>
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It didn't take long to get in and to our table. Our waiter was a young man that we enjoyed chatting with and was very attentive with good suggestions on what items to order. </div>
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We had both raw and charbroiled oysters as appetizers. Both were delicious. Glenda then ordered a seafood platter and I tried the Gumbo. Great choices and filled so up perfectly. </div>
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We're so happy we made the decision to make the trip to NOLA and experience the town and culture. It was a fun filled exhausting day and well worth it. Something we needed to do. </div>
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Our last night in Waveland we drove over to Pass Christian Harbor and ate at<a href="http://shaggys.biz/locations/shaggys-pass-harbor/"> Shaggy's Harbor Grill</a>. It's outdoor seating with a view of the marina and pier. The waiter was very pleasant and we had good conversation. More oysters and a variety of seafood. </div>
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Another wonderful visit to Waveland, MS and Buccaneer SP. Now it's on to Gulf Shores, AL and our stop at Gulf SP. </div>
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This is another stop we've made on our only about 3-4 years ago and just a couple years ago with Faye and Dave, you know, The Wandering Camels. Anyway, since we're on our way to GA for the graduation this is a perfect stop to get some more seafood and beach time. </div>
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The beaches there are pure white and the surf is nice for some easy body surfing. We had a FHU pull through site on the canal loop We had a site on that loop once before. Nice breeze off the water and morning sun on the awning side. </div>
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Each day we would walk the loops in the park and on the numerous boardwalks that have been built to accommodate additional access to areas of the park. The only disappointing part is this time of year there are tons of biting flies that annoy you as walk in certain areas. </div>
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Of course we still hadn't gotten all our seafood fix so we found a market a couple miles away and bought some Royal Reds and Scallops. They steam them in the market for you and we bought some corn and potatoes to go with. Everything was very yummy. </div>
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The market also had gumbo and crawfish etouffee' so we bought some to eat over rice. We went back and bought more before we left the area so we could freeze for another time. </div>
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Well we were also there to get our beach fix and we only had 2 days to get it before moving on to Georgia and the graduation. </div>
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Gulf SP has it's own beach access parking lot so if you're staying at the park you don't need to pay for parking. </div>
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We found a spot and walked across the boardwalk access to the beach and set up our umbrella and chairs and took in all the beach had to offer. </div>
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Of course I had to get wet and see if I could ride a few waves. The surf was rolling pretty well with the on shore winds and tides that day. Waves were about 3-4 feet high. Glenda had to get a few shots of me in action. </div>
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So much fun and exhausting. The waves really beat you up as you fight the current and pounding into the beach.<br />
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This is a wonderful place to spend some time if you like beaches and white sand and still be in the USA. </div>
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We got our beach time in even as abbreviated as it was but we made the most of it. Our last evening before moving on to Georgia we stopped for dinner at a place that got good reviews and was right on the water. Unfortunately the food wasn't what we expected but the views were good. </div>
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We did our best to enjoy the places we visited and get the most out of them. Very happy we decided to make the trip to NOLA and that experience. The seafood was awesome and looking forward to getting back again some day. </div>
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We made the adjustment to an RV park in Beaumont, TX since our reservation got cancelled at Stephen F. Austin SP as I previously mentioned. It got good reviews and was a good stop for a few nights. While there we found a seafood restaurant called the Bayou Café'. You order at the counter and they bring it out to you. Nothing fancy but the food was good. </div>
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We couldn't escape the rain that has been plaguing Texas so we had to hunker down one day for an all day rain. Once it let up we found a wetland preserve near the park and decided to explore it a little. A nice boardwalk with lots of marshy grasses and we even saw an alligator in the distance. Lots of birds and frogs. A nice diversion. </div>
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We enjoyed our stay and if in the area again I would certainly come back. The folks in the office are very helpful with information about where to get good seafood and enjoyable to have some conversation with. </div>
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We're not done yet with seafood cravings...time to move on to Mississippi and stop at Buccaneer SP in Waveland. This area had been hit hard by Hurricane Katrina but is making an incredible come back with new homes on the gulf shore. </div>
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It was a short drive to Monahan's Sandhills SP for our second overnight stop after Desert Willow in Van Horn, TX. This really surprised us with all the sand and dunes. I mean who would expect this much sand with NO beach in Texas. We didn't have a reservation but this time of year it is easier to get into a park during the week without a reservation than other times. The lady at the gate gave me some sites we could take and just told me to take one and come back after we got set up and let her know which one we took. We took #10 a pull through with a nice covered shelter. They're semi circle sites so your left side is next to the road but we had good privacy on the awning side. IT was pretty hot but the AC worked well and there was a decent breeze. The other thing was the awning was facing east away from the afternoon sun. We took a couple walks around the park and up on the dunes. That evening a few folks came out to play on the dunes and the park office has snow discs to ride down the dunes. We didn't do that. But I'm sure at different times of the season a lot of folks do. </div>
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We got a good start to our drive further east to Hords Creek COE(Corp of Engineers) park. The park is in the middle of nowhere Texas but near Coleman, TX. We had to dodge a couple of thunderstorms as we made our way to the park. We're definitely getting closer to the Midwest. Glenda found a place called "Best Fried Chicken". We stopped in for a take out order and took it back home. I do have to say the chicken was very tasty and not greasy like some places. We ordered some fried okra and corn nuggets. IT gets a thumbs up from us however I don't know if I can say it is THE Best Fried Chicken I've tasted. Hmmm...maybe it is because I don't eat fried chicken that much.<br />
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After a couple nights there we continued on to Cranes Mill COE between San Antonio and Austin. We had an uneventful trip however the F&M roads in TX are pretty rough and narrow. I took my time and found the park. We pulled up to the gate about 1pm and the gate person said the check in time was actually 3pm. We were early and he wasn't sure he could let us in.....I didn't say anything and he finally acknowledged that the park wasn't busy and no one was on our site so we could check in. Gee, Thanks.<br />
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We had a nice open site that was long enough to back in to and a parking area in front. The park is off the beaten path and a popular place for fishing in the area. We took daily walks around the park when it didn't rain and saw several deer each day. Lots of wildlife in the area.<br />
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We were looking for some BBQ while in TX and Glenda found a little BBQ food truck in Lockhart, TX about 25-30 miles away. It had very good reviews on line so off we went. It was a little hard to find being tucked back off the road between businesses. IT was VERY laid back but the food was delicious.<br />
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While I waited for our food I enjoyed walking around the side of the BBQ and getting great whiffs of the smoke from the smoker that was in the back. </div>
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Even with the rainy days at the park we did manage to take a drive to the LBJ Ranch Visitors Center and visited the area called the Texas White House and the LBJ State Park and Historic Site in Stonewall, TX. We took a walk around the historic site and then drove over to the LBJ Ranch auto tour. We saw the cemetery where LBJ and Lady Bird are buried and we saw the Air Force 1 that LBJ used to fly from Washington DC to Texas. It was a lot smaller than we expected but the landing field in Texas wouldn't accommodate a larger jet and this was back in the 1960's.<br />
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We learned a lot and found some new interest in his presidency and life. If in the area it would be a nice experience. We enjoyed it.<br />
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Reproduction of LBJ boyhood home</div>
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A big reason for our route that took us by Austin is our friends Aaron and Susie Schenz. We knew them in IL and actually had the opportunity to visit with them when they lived in Utah about 3 years ago. We love visiting with friends in new places. Well we made plans to meet at a Chuy's Mexican Restaurant. It's one of their favorites and near the downtown of Austin. We arrived a little early and took a short walk along the Colorado River through a park. Very busy area.<br />
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We had a wonderful visit and the conversation went on and on. So fun to catch up with friends as we travel around the country. Certainly makes it easy for us and them. Couldn't be in the area and not make contact. Thank you for dinner.<br />
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Looks like they may have finally found the place they want to stay put in. Aaron is starting a new consulting business and Susie is working in a school office. I'm sure we'll be back this way again one day.<br />
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One more stop in Texas before making our way into Louisiana and that would have been Stephen F. Austin SP however I got a text from the park and a call letting us know that due to ALL THE RAIN around the southern part of Texas especially around Houston, our reservation was CANCELLED. The park was closed due to flooding. We had looked forward to our stay with all the great reviews we had heard of. So we went with jello and made a quick reservation at Gulf Coast RV Park in Beaumont, TX. It was a longer drive but it got us through Houston. Traffic there is horrifying at best. But with Glenda's expert eyes and navigation we were able to skirt around the worse part on I 610 and made it safely to the park. We split our reservation into 3 nights at Gulf Coast RV park and 3 nights at Poche's RV Park in Breaux Bridge, La.<br />
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More on those parks in the next post. Doing my best to catch up and keep it interesting. I hope you'll follow along.IL Camperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962371264607797955noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319658028250189179.post-29498139095769361922019-05-18T23:27:00.000-05:002019-05-19T14:33:36.084-05:00Starting the trek east and meeting up with new friendsWe had a wonderful time at Chris and Kendra's wedding and so happy for the tow of them. A very nice addition to the family. It was nice to spend some extra time in AZ before making our way east for our granddaughters high school graduation. But it was time to move on.<br />
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Glenda had a hand in some planning and thought we should start out at Patagonia Lake SP near the small town of Patagonia, Rio Rico and Sonoita. The road to the park is very hilly, narrow and winding but we made it safely and found our site. We took Site #1 which turned out to be very nice with no one on the awning side and tucked back away from the road.<br />
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It was getting pretty warm in that part of the desert but the lake was a welcome sight. We took many walks around the park and along the lake and rented a kayak one day to get some different exercise and a different view of the area. We even found a geocache on an island at one end of the lake as we paddled around. The area is open range so we saw some cattle near the water just chilling out.<br />
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We have a joke about Glenda seeing some white buoys in the distance as we hiked with our friends Faye and Dave one time. She thought they were birds in the water until we got a closer look. So when ever we see buoys in the water we call them buoy birds. Well Glenda finally got to touch one.<br />
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While at Patagonia Lake we made contact with some friends we've known from our IL days. Verma and her husband Kent live in nearby Green Valley in the winter as snow birds. They came to our park and checked out the motorhome and then we took a drive to Tubac for some lunch. Tubac has a long history in the SW from Spanish expansion into Mexico to abandonment due to the California Gold Rush and Apache raids to being included in the Gadsen Purchase of 1853. The population grew until 1860 and was the largest town in AZ. It was abandoned again due to the Civil War then reestablished again until the train route was directed through Tombstone instead of Tubac. Archeologists portions of the Presidio in 1974. A park, Visitor Center and exhibits were established and AZ made it into a State Historical Park.<br />
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Tubac has a small section in town where a few cafes, shops and businesses draw tourists from around the country.<br />
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We had a nice visit and Glenda and I went back the next day to check out the shops and have some lunch at a place they recommended. IT nice to have the flexibility to make these kind of events happen.<br />
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Before we left Patagonia Lake we noticed quite a few small vintage looking trailers coming into the park. Glenda took a walk and found out that they were part of the Sisters on the Fly organization. This was a small rally of area members. The have a website at <b><a href="https://www.sistersonthefly.com/">THIS LINK</a> </b>and they're mission statement reads like this.<br />
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As a group of women, we challenge ourselves in all that we set our minds to.<br style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #444444;" />
We do not discriminate on the basis of<br style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #444444;" />
race, religion, nationality, color, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or age (>21).<br style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #444444;" />
All women who want to share in the adventures of our sisterhood are welcome.<br style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #444444;" />
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We encourage you to join Sisters on the fly on our <a href="https://www.sistersonthefly.com/activities/member-events-activities/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 175, 174); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgb(0, 175, 174); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 175, 174); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 175, 174); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; color: #00afae; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">activities & adventures</a> and expand your horizons.<br style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #444444;" />
Learn to fish, ride a horse, kayak, camp under the stars, travel to various destinations near and far.<br style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #444444;" />
The best part of Sisters on the Fly is simply meeting new sisters, like minded and kindred spirits.<br style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #444444;" />
Network through our organization and find your very own Sisters!</div>
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Sisters on the fly rules are simple to follow-<span class="text-header" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; color: #444444; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #444444;" />
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After our stay we moved on to New Mexico with a stay at City of Rocks SP. We've stayed there before with Steve and Debbie from Down the Road. We were trying our hand at boondocking with our 5th wheel at the time. We had no generator and no solar and a weak 12v battery. The battery didn't last one night so Steve had to get his generator out to charge our battery back up so we could get the jacks up and slides in to travel. Well this time, even though we have a generator, solar and better batteries with the motorhome we got an electric/water site. We were going to be there 4 nights so we still had to do some conserving of the tanks.</div>
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One really cool thing about our stop at City of Rocks was to meet up with friends we made at the RV Dreams Boondocking Rally a few weeks prior. We got to know Carl and his wife Pam and found out they would be at City of Rocks when we would be there. What a great surprise. Carl and I both are into craft beers and we hit if off at the rally by sharing different beers with each other. Can you say beer snobs.....Just kidding or maybe not. HaHa.<br />
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We got checked in and set up and let them know we had arrived. It was late afternoon nd they had some plans that day so we set up a meet up the next day.<br />
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We invited them to our site for dinner and hanging out. It just so happened the park was having a star night presentation with some astronomers giving a presentation on the different constellations and where to find them in the sky. We all learned a lot. A great start to our stay.<br />
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Carl, Pam, Glenda and me</div>
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Carl and I talked about hiking up Table Rock Mountain next to the park so I walked up the road from our site to theirs and we started out. The wives went on a walk around the park on a trail while we did our hike. We followed the trail and switch backs to the top where I introduced Carl to geocaching. It just so happened there is a cache at the top of the mountain and we were only about 40 feet from it. It took us about 5 minutes to locate it but we were successful. I signed the log for us both and replaced it. We sat on a bench at the end of the trail as we took in the views of the park below. Then I felt what I thought was a pinch on my shoulder. I looked down and it was a bee. The next thing we know we sere swarmed by the bees. Carl got stung on the cheek and I got another one on my ear lobe. We did our best to shoo them away but they were persistent so we RAN back toward the trail and started quickly down. Finally we were able to escape.<br />
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The funny thing was, we had seen the hive in a tree near the bench we sere on but they hadn't been aggressive at first. Wow what excitement that was. We made it safely down the trail and back to Carl and Pam's site. Carl offered me some liquid pain killer and it really helped. Beer that is.<br />
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We went our separate ways for the afternoon. But Carl and Pam wanted to return the invitation so we had dinner at their site that evening. They had a boondocking site at the end of the park and a nice rock formation where their picnic table was located. They had some cool LED lights set up on the perimeter of the area in the rocks and as the sun set and darkness set in the LED's really made for a great mood. Carl grilled some park tenderloins wrapped in bacon. Who doesn't like bacon and Pam fixed some veggies and had some cheese, nuts and crackers as appetizers. The dinner was fantastic and the setting was perfect. It was a wonderful evening. Of course no photos because we had so much fun.<br />
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Glenda and I had stayed at Pancho Villa SP in Columbus, NM about 2 miles from the border town of Puerto Palomas in Mexico. We met Steve and Debbie there our first year out as full time RV'ers. We had made a visit to the border town with just our birth certificates and ID at that time. We now have passports so Glenda and I wanted to go back to see what the State Park was like now and go into Puerto Palomas to a restaurant/shop in town. We talked to Carl and Pam and they were up for the adventure.<br />
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The restaurant is called The Pink Store and is very popular with tourists in that area of New Mexico area.<br />
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We loaded into the car and drove the 60 miles from the park to the border. We parked in a lot next to the border and walked across. Wow what a difference from the last time we crossed. They now have a building on the Mexico side that we have to now go through to get into the country. Not much of an ordeal...they basically wave you through. But we noticed that Mexican residents go though some checking before coming back into their country.<br />
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We walked across and down the street to the Pink Store. That too has changed a lot. They've gone through a total renovation and upgrade of the interior. We had the Mariachi Band come by and play a couple songs for us as we enjoyed our dinner.<br />
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Then Glenda found the same pharmacy that she was able to purchase some neck cream when we were here before. She bought enough for quite a while. They have ingredient levels that you don't find in the US. She got some for Debbie too and sent it to her. I believe Pam may have gotten some too.<br />
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It was a full day and Glenda and I were leaving the next day. When we got back to the park we said our good byes and exchanged information so we could continue our contact. Looking forward to meeting up again in the future. Carl and Pam were staying a couple more days and then moving to Silver City for the next month to attend a festival and continue their exploration of the New Mexico area.<br />
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The next day we moved on into Texas for a couple of one night stops. The first was an RV park in Van Horn, TX and the second was a find by Glenda at Monahan's Sandhills SP near Odessa, TX.<br />
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Next post will be a catch up post on Monahan's Sandhills SP and moving toward Austin, TX to meet up with friends we knew from IL.<br />
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Well wedding day has arrived, April 19, 2019 for Chris and Kendra. Our grandson, Aiden, was the ring bearer for the wedding so our daughter, Heather, Paul and Aiden flew in from the Chicago area for the wedding. Our son in law, Paul, had several hotel points that he knew wasn't going to be able to use so he booked us a room at the same hotel they were staying at for the wedding. This made it much more convenient access to the wedding venue since the hotel was only about 2 miles away. </div>
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Aiden has been taking swim lessons and the hotel had a pool so we spent much of the day prior to the wedding enjoying some pool time in the sun. It was great spending time with family. Of course I have no photos since I was in the pool having fun. </div>
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The wedding was at 5 pm so we started getting that afternoon and headed to the venue. Chris and Kendra booked wedding reservations at Ocotillo Golf Club in Chandler, AZ. The golf club has a separate garden area for the wedding and a well appointed club house for the reception. It just happened to be the hottest day of the year in AZ so far this year. Temps approached 100 degrees however by the time the wedding took place there was some shade from trees around the garden area. </div>
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The photographer started taking photos of Kendra and her bridesmaids prior to the wedding. </div>
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Then it was time for everyone to take their seats. We got to sit right up front which provided me with some nice photos. Here's a series of photos as the wedding to place. </div>
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Chris and Kendra's friend Jared officiated</div>
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The groom and groomsmen</div>
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The bridesmaids</div>
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Aiden looks so handsome</div>
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Kendra and her father walking down the aisle</div>
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Vows exchanged</div>
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Rings exchanged</div>
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The kiss</div>
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Aiden has had a big day</div>
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Glenda and Chris</div>
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After dinner the dancing started. First the newlyweds then father and daughter then mother and son. </div>
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Then my phone died.....yes I didn't have my phone fully charged. I did get the most important shots though. The rest of the evening was dancing, drinking and fantastic fun and celebration. We couldn't be more happy to welcome Kendra into our family. From the very first date to the wedding we knew Chris had found his match. Very happy to have another daughter in the family. </div>
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The next day we had breakfast at the hotel then we took a drive to the RV Resort to show Heather, Paul and Aiden where we stay each winter for the last 5 years. Aiden liked the cactus in the park. </div>
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We walked around the park and showed them our site, the park models and Casitas in the park. We walked around by the pools and the club house. I think they were impressed with our winter home. </div>
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The new took them to The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert. They have some trails around 7 different ponds and it's right off the canal multi use path. We walked over to a neighborhood where a gentleman runs an animal rescue for donkeys, potbelly pigs,goats, a tortoise and a couple bulls. He puts out food pellets that you can feed to the animals. They love the attention and the food. Aiden was a little leery of feeding the animals but enjoyed watching them. </div>
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It was pretty hot so we headed back to our cars and drove to one of our favorite Mexican restaurants, Rancho De Tia Rosa just down the road from the Preserve. The food is always good and the service is great too. Paul and Heather were going to change hotels to be closer to the airport. They had a very early flight back home on Sunday. </div>
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We had to say our goodbyes after lunch and then it was over. The wedding was done, we got to spend time with family and now it was time to prepare to make our slow roll to Georgia. We wish our daughter, Sommer and Todd and the other grandkids could have been there but we will be seeing them soon in Georgia. Sommer's daughter, Brooklyne lives with her Dad in Georgia so we're excited to share this event in her life with her. </div>
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Our hike started pretty slow with all the stopping and photo taking. After a while the poppies weren't as plentiful so we were able to make better time. We had a bit of an uphill climb and after a couple miles we decided to turn back and make it a day.<br />
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We stopped in Superior for some Mexican food. </div>
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Typically we leave our winter stop by April 1 however our son, Chris and his fiancée, Kendra were getting married on April 19 so we certainly had to stay in the area for that. However before that all happened we had signed up for a Boondocking Rally with RV Dreams in Quartzsite, AZ off of Plomosa Rd. We got the motorhome ready making sure we had plenty of propane, filled the fresh water tank and made sure all the waste tanks were empty. Then it was a rather short 3 hour drive to the rally.<br />
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We got to Quartzsite a day early to get a good place to park. There were just a few other rigs there when we arrived. We chose a spot where we could have some afternoon shade. As others filtered in we formed a large wagon wheel.<br />
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The next day after all attendees were parked we all shared in a dinner with burgers and hot dogs provided by Howard and Linda Payne(RV Dreams full timers). Some provide sides for sharing.<br />
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Each evening we had a communal bonfire and we started a tradition of campfire songs. One of the couples(I didn't get everyone's name...sorry)had a guitar and knew all sorts of songs that we could sing to. Everyone joined in and started new friendships.<br />
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Each day We had some type of demonstration or gathering to learn more about dry camping(boondocking) or discussions about where other attendees were going this summer. We had a great demonstration on transferring water from a water bladder to a fresh water tank. Howard had a water bladder and a transfer pump. He showed us how to use the transfer pump and hoses to get the water from the bladder to the tank. It's actually a fairly easy task. This is important to know in case you aren't as conservative on your water usage or you have a small fresh water tank and need to refill.<br />
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One morning some of the women had a craft project of doing T shirt braiding. Glenda attended and was able to braid a T shirt that she got at another RV Dreams Rally we attended when we started our full time adventure.<br />
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Another day the women and some men got together and Linda and Leesa showed hoe to use an Instant Pot. The Instant Pot is a big thing now in the RV world and the dishes they made were yummy. They even made some desserts in the Instant Pot.<br />
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The next day our new friends Dennis and Cheryl lead a discussion on their plan to tour Alaska this summer. They had everything planned out and showed us some books that they used for that planning. I thing there are 3 other couples going to Alaska too. All are traveling separately.<br />
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The weather was perfect for the rally and boondocking. Nice breezes each day, plenty of sun for our solar panels to keep our batteries charged up and just overall great friendships made.<br />
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The last full day of the rally we planned to take a drive to Parker, AZ and drive about 5 miles out into the desert to Nellie's Saloon or what they call the Desert Bar. You need a high clearance vehicle since the road is pretty rough. We rode with Leesa Palmer and Linda in Leesa's Jeep. We caravanned out and everyone started with some beverages and stood in line for food. They have great burgers, fries, corn dogs and wraps. IT was pretty busy by the time we got there so we stood in line for about 45 minutes. They have a band playing so we could hear the music and it was fun talking to other folks in the line.<br />
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The next day folks started to leave and we made sure to get information from some of the folks we were able to connect with at the rally. We had a wonderful time and learned a lot about how to conserve more. I know we'll be boondocking again in the future. We actually made it a full 7 days and could have gone at least 1 or maybe 2 more days.<br />
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We had decided to spend some time after the rally in Parker, AZ at River Island SP. WE had been there before with our friends, Faye and Dave a couple years prior. We had enjoyed our time there and wanted to go back to Lake Havasu City to see the London Bridge. We had nice relaxing time and checked out a couple RV parks in the area for possible future visits. We had lunch at the Hanger 24 brewery.<br />
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We got up one morning and hiked a short trail up to a viewing point next to the park. We had great views of the Colorado River and the park including our site.<br />
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It was nice having electricity and water again at the park and access to Wal Mart. It was a great interlude before returning to Canyon Vistas RV Resort as we waited for Chris and Kendra's wedding date to arrive. Our only reservation about being at this park is there is no internet and their WIFI is practically non existent. Oh and we didn't have our satellite TV since we got rid of Direct TV and hadn't switched to Dish yet. Rough life I know.<br />
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Upon our return to Canyon Vistas we were able to get the site right behind our site that we have had for the last 5 winters. This site face the east instead of the west. This way we could have afternoon shade and this was a good thing since the temperatures in Gold Canyon were beginning to rise into the 90's. It turned out to be a good choice even though it is next to a park model home.<br />
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Next post will be dedicated to Chris and Kendra's wedding and time we spent with our grandson, Aiden, who was the ring bearer.<br />
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<br />IL Camperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962371264607797955noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319658028250189179.post-19436719519874497262019-03-14T22:02:00.001-05:002019-03-14T23:05:59.076-05:00Little brother comes to visit...a short respite from the coldAfter our fun time with Steve and Debbie from Down the Road, it was time for my brother and his SO, Nancy, to get out of the cold in Illinois and come visit us in AZ. The weather this winter has been a lot different than in the past 4 winters here but Kent and Nancy happened to hit it just right. Highs in the 70's and lows in the 50's and mostly sunny skies.<br />
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They flew in late to Mesa Gateway Airport on Thursday so we didn't get together until the next day. They came to the RV park and we took them on a tour of the park. I think they would love to find a place in the area to spend some time during the winter and get out of the cold and snow.<br />
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The park happened to be having an open house event that day so we checked out some of the homes that were for sale or rent. They enjoyed the tour and I think they'll probably be considering some thing next winter. Maybe not in this park but in the Phoenix area.<br />
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After our tour and some conversation and snacks we took a drive to Tortilla Flats and had some ice cream. They really enjoyed the desert landscape as we drove along the winding roads.<br />
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After our drive we had dinner at our place and even got to eat outside under the awning at our little table. I grilled some chicken breasts and Glenda made a grape salad. We enjoyed some wine and beer with dinner and after.<br />
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Since the weather was good we planned a hike the day. We thought that since they were staying a little further to the west of our place we could hike at South Mountain Regional Park. We picked them up and drove to the trailhead. We had a great hike and saw some wonderful landscape.<br />
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After our hike we stopped at our son's house so they could visit a little with him and Kendra. Chris and Kendra are getting married in April but my brother won't be able to attend. Kent and Nancy had not seen his house either. They enjoyed catching up with Chris and Kendra. After our visit we took them to a restaurant in Gilbert called Joyride. It's an upscale taco joint with great atmosphere, margaritas and delicious tacos. Downtown Gilbert is a cool 4-5 block area on Gilbert Rd. A big tourist area with several different restaurants of varying cuisine. After dinner we took them back to their hotel. They had plans to visit some former neighbors of Nancy's that moved from Illinois to Goodyear, AZ. Their friends took them on a hike and they also went to a couple spring training games. First game was to see the Cubs and the second game the next day was the White Sox's. The weather was perfect for the games and hiking.<br />
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Then it was back to finish the visit with us in Gold Canyon. They got back to our area in the late afternoon on Tuesday so we picked them up and took them to The HUB Grille and Bar. They have several different craft beers and very good food. Burgers, tacos, sandwiches, salads and comfortable atmosphere.<br />
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Knowing that my brother was coming I asked Chris if he would be able to get us a tee time to play golf. Of course, he was able to get us on a nice course and had a friend join us to make a foursome. How cool to play golf with my son and brother. Lowry's rule, others drool.<br />
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The round started very well for me a birdie and a par then as usual it was down hill from there. My only take away was I was able to eek out a better score than my brother. Brotherly competition as expected.<br />
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So good to see him and Nancy and have them see what we have been experiencing the last 4 winters. After our golf game Nancy drove to our park to meet us and we had dinner at the Grill here in the park. Just so happened the band was still playing at the end of happy hour. We got some grill food and spent some time talking about the things we've done while they visited. I know they had a fun time and no doubt they will be back this way again. </div>
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Yes...we made it back to Canyon Vistas RV Resort after our stay in Quartzsite and all the fun we had with Steve, Debbie, Steve(Debbie's brother) and Diane. Again we had a great time and continue to feel good about our dry camping skills. We got back into our activities here like Pickleball and Line Dancing. Now the weather has changed some and we've been experiencing some unusually cool....cold temps here. Like highs in the 50's and lows in the 30's. I know....for our northern friends and family that's not bad but we come to AZ for better weather. We've also been experiencing some unusual rain amounts....like 1-3 inches over a 2-3 day period. That has kept us in a little more than we like so Glenda and I took a drive to Tortilla Flats on Hwy 88 past Canyon Lake. Tortilla Flats is a tourist area where years ago gold mining took place. The road also past by Tortilla Flats however when we were there the rain had caused some flooding over the road. Many high clearance vehicles were able to make it through to the other side and beyond but our Ford Focus sits low and we didn't feel good about chancing it so I took a couple photos of the flooded road. </div>
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The campground was about 3/4 full. We've thought about coming up to the campground but the road to Tortilla Flats is pretty narrow and winding. We have seen other trailers, 5th wheels and motorhomes come up the road but we haven't decided that we would do it....yet.<br />
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We've been patiently waiting for the day when Steve and Debbie from <a href="https://downtheroadwithsteveanddebbie.blogspot.com/">Down the Road</a> would arrive to share in some more hang out time. They booked a week at Lost Dutchman SP near by. They got in late the first day so we talked to Debbie about going on a hike the next day on the Butcher Jones Trail at Saguaro Lake. Unfortunately, Steve had to work so it was just the 3 of us. It was a cool and cloudy start to the hike but the sun started to come out as we hiked around the lake to Burro Cove. It's about a 5 mile out and back hike on the trail. I don't why but the trail on a Tuesday was very busy. We had a great time with some wonderful views of the lake and mountains around it.<br />
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It's always amazing to see so much water in the desert. We got a great work out and enjoyed the landscape around us.<br />
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The next day we picked Debbie up again at the State Park...Steve again had to work and headed to the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert. It was a like walk around the ponds with numerous birds, rabbits and quail around us.<br />
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We walked out of the preserve and across the canal to a home where the gentleman had set up an animal rescue. He had a couple donkeys and cows and several goats. We also saw a giant tortoise too.<br />
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Glenda and I had been by there previously and we knew Debbie would enjoy it. We had a great time.<br />
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After our walk around the Riparian Preserve we headed to the Queen Creek Olive Mill for some olive oil tasting and some gelato. Debbie and her sister used to own an olive oil store in CA so we were interested in her thoughts about the olive mill in Queen Creek. We love the store and the olive oils there but what would an expert say? Well it turned out she had a good review of the oils there but I don't think she was overly impressed. She used to get her oil from a supplier that imported the oils.<br />
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Later that afternoon we took Debbie back home. Steve was getting done with work so we headed home and Steve and Debbie came over later and of course, we played some cards and drank some beer. We recently taught them a new game called Dave's Game. Not that Dave. You know who you are. Steve was the big winner that night.<br />
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I'm sure I have the chronology mixed up on some of the things we did and that's what I get for waiting so long to write this blog post. Any way....We did enjoy a trip to the Hub Grill and Bar in Mesa off Sossaman and Guadalupe. They have delicious burgers, tacos, burritos and many craft beers. We even happened to see some friends that moved to the area last year at the restaurant....Todd and Corrine Abeling. We had a quick conversation while we waited for Steve and Debbie to arrive. We promised to contact soon for a get together.<br />
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The food and beer was fantastic and a place we'll go back to in the future. Well on Thursday it was a very rainy day and Steve had to work and I believe they had other plans so we hunkered down in the motorhome except for a quick trip to the Superstition Springs Mall so Glenda could get her steps in for the day.<br />
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We met Guy and Sue, who are friends of Steve and Debbie and part of the 2014 full time RV dreamers clan at Quartzsite last month. They had moved from Quartzsite to the Arizonian RV park just a few miles down the road from us. We also found out through Steve and Debbie some other friends, Dale and Ruth were at the Arizonian waiting for some repairs on their truck. They've had some issues recently with both the 5th wheel and truck and were ready for some fun and a get together.<br />
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We planned to meet everyone on Friday at Rosati's Pizza about 5 pm which was central to where everyone was staying however when we got there, they were extremely busy and it was going to be a looooong wait and they didn't have much room to stand to wait. So I suggested we go to a local Mexican restaurant in Apache Junction just down the road, Los Gringos Locos. Everyone agreed and we all headed there. Well.....it was National Margarita Day and it was also very busy. We got our name on the list for 8 people and headed to the bar area. Steve and I finally got the attention of the bartender and got a beer then Guy made his way to the bar and ordered Margaritas for all the wives except Glenda and she had a Diet Coke. It was a long wait but at least there we could stand around a small table and eat some chips and salsa.<br />
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Finally after about an hour wait, we got our table for dinner. Everyone was having a wonderful time and a couple Margaritas didn't hurt either. You can tell everyone was having great time and the folks at the table behind us at one point had to ask us to keep it down a little. You know you're having a good time when that happens.<br />
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Steve, Guy, Dale and Yours truly</div>
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Wow.....that was fun and we got to know some new friends even better. Looking forward to future opportunities to hang with these folks.<br />
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We only had aa couple more days before Steve and Debbie would be heading a little future east to Surprise. AZ to visit his step mother so since the rain was over and the temps were beginning to warm just a little we decided to get a good hike in around the Superstition Mountain. Now with all the rain the last few days and colder temps the moisture that fell on the mountains around our area was in the form of snow. An event that rarely happens in this part of the desert. As we drove to pick up Steve and Debbie at thee State Park we saw numerous folks parked along the highways and streets near the mountain to get incredible photos of the snow event. This is what we were able to capture.<br />
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We decided to hike from First Water Trailhead toward Massacre Grounds and see the waterfall....we didn't make it that far but still got in some great views and a wonderful workout. We ended up with about 5 miles total and then it was time for some food.<br />
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Glenda and I had been to a place called the <b>Cornish Pasty</b> and thought Steve and Debbie would enjoy it too. What is Cornish Pasty, you ask? Well follow<a href="https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-a-traditional-cornish-pasty-435208"> <b>this link</b></a> to find out more. Here's a snippet...<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "Work Sans",Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.1px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">This warm, melting short crust pastry is packed with meat and vegetables creating a filling, hearty comfort food. <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "Work Sans",Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.1px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">It has been copied so many times throughout the British Isles over the years that its true origins have slowly disappeared. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So we found a location near us in Mesa and got a table. They also have craft beer along with the great food. Steve and Debbie had been to a restaurant similar to this and introduced us to the Scotch Egg.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">What is a Scotch Egg you ask? Follow <a href="https://scotchegghunter.wordpress.com/what-is-a-scotch-egg/"><b>this link</b> </a>to find out more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The <b>Scotch Egg</b> was delicious and I found a recipe on how to make them my self. Follow<b><a href="https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/scotch-eggs"> this link </a></b>for more. I certainly want to try this one day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">OK...this is where my memory is sketchy...I believe this was the evening we stopped at their place and again had a rousing round of Dave's Game. I was a winner that evening. </span><br />
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At the end of the evening we had to say our see you later's with big hugs and a few tears. The good thing is they're not too far away and we do plan to get together again for lunch somewhere between us before they head back to CA to help with the clean up after the storm at Debbie's brothers place.<br />
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We've been waiting for the time to head out in the motorhome to Quartzsite, AZ about 169 miles west of here. We take US 60 to I-10 to Quartzsite. Steve and Debbie and Debbie's brother and Sister in Law Diane were staying at La Posa South LTVA(Long Term Visitors Area) about 4-5 miles south of Quartzsite. This is government land which typically would be $40 for 2 weeks or $120 for 6 months. The government was shutdown at this time so no fees were collected....FREE. This is dry camping. No hook ups like electricity, water or sewer connections. Something we have done a couple times before in campgrounds but never in open desert. So we filled our water tank and propane and emptied the waste tanks, hitched up the car and off we went. It was about a 3 1/2 hour drive.<br />
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We originally thought we would stay about 4 or maybe 5 days. We ended up staying a whole week. I tell you this because we learned so much during our stay on conserving water and waste tank capacity. Glenda is a daily shower person so she really had to conserve on water....shaving legs, washing hair, etc. She did an incredible job on water usage. We have an 84 gal fresh water tank and didn't want to have to refill while there. You'd be surprised how fast you can use up your water if you're not keeping track.<br />
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We have 4 - 12v batteries and a 2000 watt inverter to keep our residential refrigerator running. In the motorhome we don't have the capacity to use propane to run the refrigerator so we had to make sure the batteries didn't die on us each day. The inverter also can run a few other small watt appliances. That's where our 5500 watt Onan generator came in handy. We could start the generator in the morning to top off the batteries and use some of the appliances like the coffee maker and microwave. We used the propane to run the water heater and the furnace. However the fan for the furnace uses battery power so we set the furnace lower at night so it would only run a couple of times before morning. If we watched some TV before bed we also ran the generator to top off the batteries.<br />
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Well that brings me to our 120 watt solar panel. This is a portable panel that we used all day long to keep the batteries charged until the sun went down. Remember, we had to keep the inverter on all the time for the refrigerator and other draw items in the motorhome.<br />
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Lots of folks that dry camp for long periods....like weeks or months, use multiple solar panels to run most everything in their RV and keep the batteries charged.<br />
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We found out that we could comfortably function on our batteries, inverter and solar panel for the kind of living we would do in a dry camping setting.<br />
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Now for the fun stuff.....Steve and Debbie had saved us a wonderful spot near them off the main road into the LTVA. Once we arrived, Steve lead us to our site over a couple washes. We surveyed the area and got set up.<br />
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Just about any RV product or service was represented there. We wandered through the tents until afternoon. There was even a vendor that was selling sugar gliders as pets for traveling.<br />
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We had a fun day and then made sure to get a warm fire going to discuss our plans for the next few days.<br />
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We decided to take a trip to Nellies Saloon....AKA The Desert Bar out side of Parker, AZ. We drove the 40 miles to Parker and then got into Steve's truck for the bumpy, dusty 4-5 miles of washboard dirt and gravel road to the Desert Bar. It was packed when we got there and that was about 11:30 or so. They've been upgrading the place and adding seating. This is a place were ATV's roam freely.<br />
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We had a great time and the food is very good. We found out the place is run solely on solar power.<br />
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Debbie's brother, Steve got a terrible headache while at the Desert Bar so we split up after getting back to our car and Glenda and I headed to another area near Blythe, CA to see the Intaglios.<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Blythe Intaglios</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> or </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Blythe Geoglyphs</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> are a group of gigantic figures etched on the ground near </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blythe,_California" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0645ad; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Blythe, California">Blythe, California</a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> in the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Desert" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0645ad; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Colorado Desert">Colorado Desert</a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">. The ground drawings or geoglyphs were created by humans for an, as of yet, unknown reason</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">.</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">We found the etchings and tried to take a few photos but they were so large it was hard to get the whole etching in the photo. </span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />
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According to Wikipedia....<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The Colorado Desert contains the only known desert intaglios in North America.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 9.26px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 9.26px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: nowrap; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blythe_Intaglios#cite_note-:0-1" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">[1]</a></sup><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> These intaglios are mostly located along the Colorado River. The Blythe Intaglios contain three human figures, two four-legged animals, and a spiral; although Harner (1953) reported two spirals.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Harner_1953_2-0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 9.26px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 9.26px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: nowrap; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blythe_Intaglios#cite_note-Harner_1953-2" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">[2]</a></sup><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> The largest human figure in the Blythe Intaglio group is 171 feet (52 m) long. The intaglios are best viewed from the air. </span><br />
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As we drove along on our way to Yuma we passed a sign for a little church in the desert. Steve said we had to go back and we're glad we did. You see January 21 was our 47th wedding anniversary.<br />
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Since we had a church available, we thought it would be fun to have a mock renewal of our vows by "Pastor" Steve. We enjoyed celebrating our anniversary with good friends.<br />
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The happy couple with Pastor Steve</div>
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Our next stop was in Yuma at the Territorial Prison State Historical Park. We stopped to have a little snack that we had brought and find another cache. Then we paid our admission to tour the prison. </div>
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The prison had been in disrepair due to some of the area being taken to build a train track by the prison. IT just so happened while we were there a train went by.<br />
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Then it was time to check out a date farm and get a date shake. We stopped at Martha's Garden Date Farm just outside Yuma. Steve and I tried one and we found them similar to a Blizzard from DQ. Of course they had a very distinctive taste. Would love to have another one right now.<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
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That afternoon some other friends, Red and Pam, had invited us and some other RV friends to a fish fry. Red is a big fisherman and had a huge mess of crappie and some other fish I can't think of.<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a fun way to meet some new friends and get reacquainted with old friends. Never a dull moment in the desert. </span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The nights were cool so we typically had a nice camp fire at the site we shared with Steve and Debbie. Steve and I shared a few beers that we had saved up from our travels in the summer. </span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br /></span>
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The next day Glenda and I took a short drive into Quartzsite to check out the Hi Jolly Monument and Cemetery. <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #5d5f59; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The Hi Jolly monument is in the pioneer section of the cemetery where Quartzsite’s pioneer families were and are laid to rest. The Hi Jolly Monument is for <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">t<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #5d5f59; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">he famed camel driver born Philip Tedro, a Greek born in Syria. He converted to Islam and made a pilgrimage to Mecca, hence his first name, <b><i><u>Hadji Ali</u></i></b>. The American version of that became <b><i><u>Hi Jolly</u></i></b>. It was also a better name for a camel driver, which is what he was when he first came to this country as part of a U.S. Cavalry experiment in the 1850′s. He is by far the most colorful of the camel drivers because he remained in the desert southwest and became a prospector, scout and was a courier for what was called the Jackass Mail. He was a packer, hauling freight in the area also. Hi Jolly died in December of 1902, in what in now known as Quartzsite, Arizona. In his day the town was called Tyson’s Well, but the history does not stop there. In 1934 the Arizona Department of Transportation erected a monument over his grave. His grave became the beginning of the pioneer cemetery. The monument is a favorite of visitors to Arizona.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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After another visit to the big show in town we made a stop at Silly Al's Pizza. IT was a very popular eatery with so many folks in town for the big show. We had to wait about 30 minutes or more for a table. The pizza was delicious and everyone enjoyed the atmosphere. </div>
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Debbie really enjoyed her wings</div>
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Glenda was enjoying the Circle energy</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then it was on to the trailhead and up the canyon. As you get to the top to see the palms there is a very narrow slot to climb through. We all had a little difficulty but we made it. Debbie, Steve and her brother Steve finished the climb to the palms while Glenda and I hung back to watch them. </span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prior to our visit to Quartzsite I found out from reading an entry on their blog that they would be in Quartzsite when we would be there so I let them know where we would be and when. Rick gave me their information and on our last full day in the desert we finally got to meet <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Rick and Kathy Rousseau from </span><a href="http://ricknkathyrousseau.blogspot.com/" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><i>It's about Time</i></b>.</a> They're from Ontario, Canada. Rick and Kathy have been faithful followers of my obscure little blog since the beginning. I've always wanted to meet them. They typically leave comments on the blog and I feel like they enjoy our travels and my write ups. </span></span><br />
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Kathy, Rick, Glenda an Me</div>
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</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We had a great visit and unfortunately we had to cut it short for some plans we had with Steve and Debbie before we left the next day. <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Thank you for your hospitality. We'll see you again in March</span></span></span><br />
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IL Camperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962371264607797955noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319658028250189179.post-23914209981148304112019-01-07T22:15:00.000-06:002019-01-07T22:15:25.422-06:00Hoildays with family...Illinois, Indiana and Arizona with a side trip to VegasTime sure flew since being here in Arizona approaching the holidays. We had to celebrate in stages. We hopped on the plane in Mesa and flew to South Bend, IN to spend our first part of family Christmas there. The grandkids there are a little older and more into their things and our grandson, Caden, is now 16 and has a job at McDonalds. Very proud of him for searching out that job and landing it. We missed having Brooklyne and Jasmyne there since they both live in other states. Jasmyne in Henderson, NV outside Vegas and Brooklyne with her Dad in Georgia. We'll see Brooklyne in May at her High School graduation. Anyway, we had a good time visiting at Sommer and Todd's house and enjoyed our Christmas celebration. Things are paired down some since our retirement but everyone enjoyed their gifts.<br />
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Ryleigh got a purse</div>
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Sommer got a gift card and socks</div>
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Todd got Packer pens and gift card</div>
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The last night in town we had a great meal at Bone Fish Restaurant</div>
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And Glenda made here famous Candy Cane cookies</div>
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It was a quick visit over the weekend but time for us to move on to our next destination in Bloomington. Normal, Il. That's where the kids grew up, we retired from that area and my brother, Kent, still lives there. It was a fun time visiting him and his girlfriend, Nancy. We had a couple dinners out and they made a delicious meal on our last night there. And a huge thank you to Kent for letting us stay at his second house while we were there. And for all the great wine and beer tastings.<br />
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Glenda spent a day with her good friend, Diana. They of course did some shopping and had dinner.<br />
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We continue to move on now to our next destination at Heather and Paul's house in Bartlett, IL. They are parents to our youngest grandson, Aiden. He's 5 years old and he still likes to have grandpa and grandma play games with him. He certainly keeps me busy playing trains with him. He likes to set up the wooden tracks in their foyer and we pretend to carry all sorts of things around the track. He really keeps me young but after a few hours crawling around the floor, I do feel my age.<br />
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We started one train track in the basement</div>
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Then it was up to the foyer for more train fun</div>
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Paul, of course, smoked some ribs and made a couple other fantastic meals. We also had a meal at a new brewery in town. Paul and I try to come up with new beers to taste together and he sure did not disappoint. Again, it was time to open some presents. So much fun when the grandkids are young.<br />
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Heather loves my Dad jokes so we got her a calendar she can use at work with a ton of them</div>
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We took a trip to the mall nearby and they have a train that runs around the mall. Grandma and Aiden had to take a ride.<br />
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Then it was time to make a gingerbread train. Can you tell Aiden loves trains. Heather and Aiden worked together to put the train together and decorate it. It turns out fantastic. Hmmm...I didn't get to have a piece of that gingerbread train. I'm sure it was good.<br />
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Glenda made some cookies at Heather's house too while we were there. We made sure they had some delicious treats to give to Santa on Christmas Eve. </div>
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I saw this photo of Aiden and Paul from Heather's friend, Casey and Bryan's wedding. Aiden was the ringbearer. Looks like he'll be on duty again in April when his Uncle Chris and Aunt Kendra get married. Everyone said he did a wonderful job. He looks pretty handsome. </div>
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Well the fun had to end and we needed to get back to Arizona and some warmer weather. Except the weather in AZ wasn't all that much warmer. I'll still take it though. We had a great visit with family and wish we could spend more time. Everyone is so busy and have their lives to live as we do so we make the most of the time we are together. </div>
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Now for our side trip to Vegas. We haven't seen our oldest granddaughter, Jasmyne for about 2 years. She was living in Michigan going to school and working there but decided to move to Henderson, NV with her friend, Brenna's family. She found a good job and a new school to get her nursing degree. Being this close.....like 5 hours away, we decided we needed our Jasmyne fix. Great way to start the new year. We got a hotel reservation near where she lives in Henderson and made plans to hang out. We checked in and let her know we were in town. We had dinner that night together and since she had the day off the next day we got back together and drove around Lake Mead near Hoover Dam. We stopped at a small beach and walked a couple of trails near by. The weather was cool so we had to bundle up a little. </div>
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It was a fun day that ended up with dinner at a Mexican restaurant in a casino. Well after dinner we did a little slot machine play and Jasmyne did end up with some money. Dinner was wonderful and Jasmyne's friend, Brenna joined us. We had a great waiter who enjoyed my Dad Jokes and made dinner fun. He even offered to take our photo. </div>
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After our dinner and slot play we went back to our hotel room to give Jasmyne her presents we brought. We played a card game of Clue and hang out talking and more catching up. It was getting late and Brenna and Jasmyne had to work the next day and it was time for us to head back to AZ. </div>
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Never too far to go to visit family. maybe some day more of our family will move to the Southwest. We love this area and will most definitely be exploring the Southwest more in the future. </div>
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We did have a quick visit from Chris and Kendra at our home(motorhome) after we got back so we could have our Christmas with them. I smoked some ribs and Glenda made some mashed potatoes, corn and salad. The ribs turned out ok(not great) but I'm still learning so I'll keep working on my technique. Like a good blogger, I didn't get photos of them or the meal. Just believe me when I say we had a good time. We took a walk around the park and checked out some the new park models being built and worked off some of the food we ate. We'll be spending more time with them as winter continues here in AZ. </div>
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The holidays are over and time for everyone to get back to their routines. We are back to Pickleball and Line Dancing and looking forward to meeting up with friends in Quartzsite, AZ for some dry camping in a couple weeks. A nice little break in our routine. I hope to see one other blogger, Rick and Kathy from <a href="http://ricknkathyrousseau.blogspot.com/">It's about Time</a>. Rick and Kathy have followed my blog almost from the beginning and I have followed theirs. They're Canadians and by the way they write their blog we know we'll enjoy meeting them as we have with so many other Canadian friends here in our RV park each winter. </div>
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Quartzsite, AZ here we come. I hope you'll continue to follow along. </div>
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Our next hike took us to Usery Mountain Park. We hiked the Blevins trail....again an easy hike but we got in about 4.5 miles. I even found a few geocaches. And I found out that the Cholla really do seem to jump out at you.<br />
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It took some doing to get all the cholla spines out. They seem to go every which way. Still a wonderful hike on a beautiful day.<br />
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Typically when we hike with friends, we go out to eat after. Since we didn't have our usual friends with us....we went home and ate. Saved a few bucks though.<br />
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On another day we took a drive up to Fountain Hills, AZ about an hour drive. They have a great park with a walking path around. And about every hour the fountain shoots water into the sky. It has 4 jets to do this and can reach heights of about 560 feet. Typically only 2 jets are functioning which shoots the water up about 300 feet. Quite spectacular.<br />
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As we walked around the park we noticed some frisbee golfers playing. Come to find out the Regional Frisbee Golf Championship was going on. Each player had to show different skills at different stations around the park. These guys and ladies can really play and throw a frisbee.<br />
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This station was really hard as they tried to throw the frisbee across a section of the lake. Some made it and some didn't. We found out that if the frisbee is close enough to the shore they're able to retrieve them with long poles. As we walked we came across the trophies the player could win. They were quite unique and creative.<br />
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We had such a great time at Usery Park hiking a few days prior so we headed back to try a new trail. We started on the Blevins trail and veered off on the Cat Peaks Trail. Just a walk around the Cat Peaks. </div>
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We love the desert landscape and can't seem to get enough of it. We plan to continue our hikes and try different trails. Of course we keep up our activities at the park with Pickleball and Line Dancing.</div>
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Our most recent excursion took us to <a href="https://www.gilbertaz.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/riparian-preserve-at-water-ranch/about-us">The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch</a> off of Guadalupe Rd in Gilbert, AZ. If you'd like more information, please follow the link above. The town of Gilbert is very ecofriendly. </div>
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Several trails around 7 ponds in the park and they connect with the Canal Trail going north and south. Great for walking and bicycling. </div>
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The main lake allows visitors to feed the water fowl so as you walk along the lake the ducks, geese and coots follow you around looking for a meal. </div>
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The weather here in the Phoenix area has been great since the hail storm a few weeks ago but looks like it's going to get cooler over the next couple weeks...like highs in the 50's and lows in the upper 30's. Compared to what we used to experience in Illinois.....we can't complain. </div>
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A big hello to all from under the awning</div>
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Our first adventure was to Boyce Thompson Arboretum just outside Superior, AZ at the foot of Picketpost mountain. This is a place we've been to before with friends and by ourselves. We bought a yearly pass last season and it expires January 1. The Arboretum is a desert paradise. So many varieties of cactus, trees and desert foliage. We really enjoy our visits there. I know I've posted photos of this place before but each time I feel like I see something new or at least a different perspective.<br />
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Picketpost Mountain in the distance</div>
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The variety</div>
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Ayer Lake</div>
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Castle Rock....that's what I call it</div>
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Bridge to the High Trail</div>
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Red Gum Eucalyptus</div>
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Golden Barrel Cactus</div>
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We had a snack sitting by this tranquility fountain</div>
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The wildlife at the Arboretum</div>
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We had a great hike on the main trail and the High Trail there. They also have a hummingbird area and butterfly garden. So much to see and enjoy.<br />
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Then yesterday we took a short hike around Silly Mountain. It's a smallish foothill that has several trails with great views of the Superstition Mountains. We enjoyed getting our hiking legs back into shape.<br />
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Superstition Mountain in the distance</div>
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A cactus bloom</div>
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Creosote Bush</div>
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The sun is shining and the temps are moderating...no excuse not to get out and enjoy. </div>
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Today was another perfect opportunity to enjoy the moderating weather. We headed to a trail that we've been to several times in the last 4 years. We like to hike the Hieroglyphs Trail but today was the Lost Gold Mine Trail. Not much elevation gain but great views of the surrounding landscape. </div>
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We even got a glimpse of a rock structure that reminds us of a Gargoyle. He has a great profile and a bid hump back. You see so many things in the desert....except we haven't seen a rattle snake in the past 4 years coming here. I guess we'll have to keep looking. </div>
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Glenda and I have a plan to hike at least 2 times a week and hike a different trail each time. I think we can do that since there are so many trails to explore. Great challenge. </div>
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We continue to enjoy the activities in the park like Pickleball and Line Dancing and seeing our son, Chris and his fiancée, Kendra. Oh and they just opened up the new Cactus Grill for lunches and happy hours. The grill is now located in the new ballroom they just finished a couple weeks ago. </div>
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Hope to get some golf in soon with Chris and continue to explore more areas. Thanks for following along. </div>
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After leaving our friends, Faye and Dave at Cochiti Lake we headed to Percha Dam SP near Truth or Consequences. NM</div>
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We've been through this area before and stayed in Elephant Butte Lake Resort and also the State Park. Each time we've been in the area we've stopped at the Casa Taco for a meal. The food is good but can be a little more spicy than we like. All in all a good meal. </div>
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We only stopped for 2 nights at Percha Dam SP. We got the only pull through with FHU's. Just off I-25. A little run down but it worked for our stop and it was only $20/night. Our site probably was a host site at one time.<br />
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After that stop we headed to Rusty's RV Ranch near Rodeo, NM. This place is about 24 mile off I-10 in the middle of no where. It boasts it self as an Astronomers paradise because it is in the middle of no where and there is no light pollution from nearby cities. We were told not to keep our porch light on at night and to be sure and close our curtains. We did sit out one night and you could certainly see about every star there is to see in the sky. It was enjoyable. The only drawback was the wind. <br />
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We had a day where the wind was blowing so hard we pulled our slides in. We have slide awning now and didn't want to chance any damage to the fabric and with the wind it was VERY dusty.<br />
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Being in the middle of now where we got no cell reception but they had decent Wi-Fi. We also stopped our Direct TV account so we had not TV. Fortunately the office had a DVD library so we rented a couple movies. Funny thing was they had the movie RV with Robin Williams and Jeff Daniels. We had just seen the actual bus that was in the movie when we were in Oklahoma City.<br />
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Well with the slides pulled in and the TV right in our faces we enjoyed our first viewing of the RV movie. This is a classic for sure.<br />
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Our last day in the area we stopped at the Desert Museum with a display of Geronimo's bow and arrow and several artifacts of the old west and the history of the area. Very interesting learning about the advancement of the early train route across the west and the Apache Indians that inhabited this area in New Mexico.<br />
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We continued our journey westward toward Tucson, AZ and stopped at Catalina SP in Oro Valley. </div>
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We had been in contact with friends from Bloomington/Normal that now live in Mesa, AZ. They have a 5th wheel and it just so happened they were bringing it back from Show Low to Mesa about the time we were coming into the area. Neither of us had been to Catalina SP and heard a lot about the park from other RV friends. We had a nice back in site with Electric and Water and the dump station was right down the road. We planned to be there for 5 nights but our friends, Todd and Corrine were only coming for the weekend. Todd still works but Corrine has just recently retired so they were able to make it a long weekend. </div>
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Glenda and I got out a couple times before they arrived and scouted out the trails around the park. We were definitely back in the land of the Saguaros.<br />
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We had a day of rain while there so we planned a drive up Mt. Lemmon. It's a beautiful drive up the mountain but a little foggy and rainy at first.<br />
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The skies did clear some on the way back down and we were able to pick up a few geocaches along the route.<br />
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We also stopped for a visit to Sabino Canyon in Tucson. Unfortunately the tram that takes you up the canyon was out of order due to them loosing their permit. They're in the process of getting it renewed though. We took a walk around the Desert Garden trail and saw a beautiful Crested Saguaro.<br />
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No one really knows why this happens to the Saguaro cactus. An amazing variation of the cactus.<br />
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While we were together we enjoyed some Beef Fajitas that Corrine made and grilled our some chicken. We also checked out a nearby Olive Garden and saw the movie First Man. The account of Neil Armstrong and the Race to the Moon. I remember this time period since it was between 1962 and 1969. My junior high and high school years.<br />
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We really enjoy this part of our RV lifestyle. Meeting friends in different parts of the country and traveling with friends though different parts of the country.<br />
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We're looking forward to hanging out with Todd and Corrine again while in the Phoenix/ Mesa area for our winter stay.<br />
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We're now in Gold Canyon at Canyon Vistas RV Resort for our 5th winter. We plan to stay a little longer this year as our son, Chris and his fiancée, Kendra are getting married next April in Mesa. We're very excited for them to start a new life together.<br />
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Well I've been working on the motorhome...we had it washed and I just recently got it waxed. We've done some organizing of our things and converted our half bath into a much needed closet.<br />
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We're getting back into our activities of pickle ball for me and line dancing for Glenda. Unfortunately our Canadian friends Ron and Patsy won't be coming down to the park any more. They decided to sell their place here and stay in Canada for the winters. We have some decisions to make as to our stays here at Canyon Vistas in the future. A number of factors to consider. We really do miss them.<br />
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Finally we had a freak micro burst come through the other day with huge HAIL. Our beautiful newly repaired car(from the California accident) got some hail damage. Now we're back to having more body work and another deductible. Could have been much worse....the motorhome sustained no damage.<br />
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The weather is moderating now and we're enjoying the type of weather now that we came here for.<br />
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We will be making a trip back in December to the Midwest to celebrate Christmas with family. Until then let the fun begin.<br />
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We also had an opportunity to hang out with my brother and his girlfriend. They bought a house together and we hadn't seen it yet. Nice place with a fantastic backyard and patio. It just happens to be two doors down from the house he lived in. We had a relaxing visit and look forward to seeing them again in December when we visit family for Christmas. </div>
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Which now brings us to meeting up with the Wandering Camels.....Faye and Dave Malouf. Everyone knows that Faye and I first got to know each other from our blogs. <a href="http://maloufsrvtour.blogspot.com/"><b>The Wandering Camels</b> </a>is her (their) blog. It just so happened that they were traveling back to Texas for a while this winter and had finished up a workamping job in IA. We had visited them there as we traveled back to IL and IN to see family. While visiting them we made plans to travel part of the way back to respective winter destinations. First stop was in Missouri and Ray Behrens COE. Faye and Dave were already there and set up when we arrived. We had dinner and a fire that evening but the mosquitoes started biting. </div>
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Since we were near Hannibal, MO, Glenda suggested we take a boat ride on the Mississippi. We found a boat line on the riverfront and got our tickets. The captain of the boat had some good stories about the river and the Land of Mark Twain. </div>
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After our boat ride we headed to the downtown and found a chocolate shop with gelato. Then it was off to a brewery for some refreshment. They had an incredible Russian Imperial Stout and I bought a couple extra bottles to take with. Oh and the food was good too.</div>
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As we walked along the downtown Faye and I looked at our geocaching apps and found a cache nearby a statute. Dave was so happy to wait for us as we looked. </div>
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This is not the statute where the cache was at but the girls look really cute</div>
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After our couple of days there we headed to Lake of the Ozarks and Osage Beach RV Park. Nice clean park and we were lucky to get in do to the Bike Fest going on in the area. Motorcycles everywhere. </div>
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And as luck would have it some friends<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> Gary and Pat Bonnell,</span> from Bloomington/Normal, that we hadn't seen in ages(many years)contacted us on FB. They saw that we were going to be in Osage Beach and they had moved from B/N to Osage Beach. So we asked them to meet us at our RV Park to see how we live now and then they drove us to their home after we had lunch a one of their favorite restaurants. </div>
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They have a home on a bluff with a great view of the lake. A nice secluded area that's quiet and nicely wooded. It was so good to catch up with them. Such a small world. </div>
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Well, being this close to a lake you can't pass up an opportunity to rent a pontoon and cruise on the water. We did this with Faye and Dave a couple years ago when we met up in Parker, AZ at River Island SP. We rented a pontoon and cruised the Colorado River. Some how I was the captain on that cruise so I ended up being the captain again. I now have the nick name Captain Curt. </div>
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We had a fantastic time an everyone got plenty of sun that day. No one had any problem sleeping that night. </div>
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We enjoyed our time in the Ozarks but then it was time to go and move further west into Kansas. Our next stop was Cherryvale COE near Cherryvale, KS. </div>
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Again Faye and Dave got there before us and had set up on their site. When we got there we got a little lost so Faye had to come direct us to our site. WE ended up having to move since the site had so much slope front to back. It would be impossible to get level. We move to the other side of them and all worked out. </div>
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Dave thought their truck had some lean to it and wondered it there was some thing wrong with the springs.so the next morning they took the truck into town and had it checked. Fortunately, nothing wrong. After then got back we decided to drive to <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.86px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">see the
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We didn't stay long due to the heat and humidity but it was interesting seeing where the Ingalls family had lived for a while. </div>
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After our visit there we headed back to the campground. We had a wonderful dinner of smoked ribs that Dave had done in his smoker that day. We even got a geocache while at the campground. </div>
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We were supposed to stay 3 nights but we saw that a lot of rain was on the way so we packed up a day early and moved on to Oklahoma and Red Rock Canyon SP. </div>
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Turned out this was a good thing. The first day there it rained all day. Glad we didn't have to drive in that and set up too. </div>
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Our pull through sites that we had to back into since they were so angled and narrow. It all worked out. Being in the bottom of a canyon we had no over the air channels on our antenna. So Dave uses two portable satellite antennas to pick up all the channels they like to watch. Faye was gracious enough to let us use the one that gets her channels so we could have some TV. </div>
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The day after the rain we set off to find a geocache and hike around the canyon.....well a 1 hour caching and campground hike turned into a 3 hour adventure. We were on the top of the canyon and couldn't find a way down. We wandered around the canyon until we finally found a way down. Really got our steps in that day.<br />
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While in OK City we decided to go to see the OK City bombing Memorial. Such ad tragedy for the sity and the people. It was o<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.86px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">n April 14, 1995 that the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building was
the scene of the largest domestic act of terrorism<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.86px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">, at that time</span>. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: "quot"; font-size: 14.86px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.86px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">At 9:02 168+ people were killed and 680 others
were injured, 1/3 of the building was destroyed. The blast caused damage to a
16 block radius, there was shattered glass in 258 buildings nearby causing $658 million worth of damage. A very moving national
memorial has been built where the Murrah building stood to pay tribute to those
who not only lost their lives that day but to the survivors and the search and
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We navigated our way out of the canyon up the steep and winding road and headed to Palo Duro SP near Amarillo, TX. We read about the road leading down into the canyon, that it was a 3 mile 10% grade but like Red Rock Canyon it turned out to be very navigable. They recommended a a 15 mph limit down to the bottom. No problem. We had spacious back in sites with electric and water. </div>
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There is no cell service, at least not Verizon. We heard that some folks with ATT could get service. After we got our bearings at the park we took in some tourist activity. First stop was Cadillac Ranch. This is where 10 Cadillacs are buried nose down in the ground. Glenda and I have been by this site a couple times as we traveled back and forth to AZ and the Midwest. We even got to put our own spray paint on one of the cars. </div>
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After our visit to the Ranch we headed to the Sizemore RV Museum. It's located behind a local RV dealership. This museum has a very unique collection and the actual bus used in the movie RV with Robin Williams and Jeff Daniels. </div>
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After our visit there we checked out a local brewery called Long Wooden Spoon. They had some nice beer but not any we could buy. </div>
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Well while in Amarillo you have to check out the Big Texan Restaurant. The Home of the FREE 72 oz steak. That is if you can eat it and all the sides that come with it like baked potato, salad, rolls and drink. And it has to be done in 1 hour. We didn't try it but we did end up trying some Rocky Mountain Oysters or Bull Testicles that are deep fried. Everyone tried some and actually liked them. </div>
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After doing all the tourist things in Amarillo we had to do some geocaching and hiking around the park. It must be the time of the year because we saw several tarantulas crossing the roads in the park. It was fun trying to get different angles of the them. </div>
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We had a lot of fun finding a few caches and checking out the wildlife. Even a Road Runner in the park and some young male turkeys. </div>
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We had a fun time at Palo Duro and even got in some card playing each evening. </div>
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Our next stop is one we had all been waiting for since starting to travel back west. Our friends Steve and Debbie from <a href="https://downtheroadwithsteveanddebbie.blogspot.com/"><b>Down the Road</b></a> had stayed at Cochiti Lake COE in New Mexico and they got a site with a great lake view that was NO Hook ups or as we call it Dry Camping. This is where we needed to use our generator and solar panel for power and fill our water tank for, well, water. No sewer connection either. And with our Senior Pass for the National Parks we only paid $7/night. We had reserved site 77 and Faye and Dave had reserved 78 where Steve and Debbie had stayed before. They had some trouble getting situated in the site due to a fence around the site that kind of blocked the slides and entry. They finally got in to their site however we could not get into ours. So it just so happened a site just down a little from them had opened up and not one could reserve it so we jumped on it before someone else could. It turned out to be a better site for the views too. </div>
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Again we did the tourist thing and drove into Santa Fe. There's a great old downtown area with high end shops. We even found a jewelry store that very likely has some association with Dave's family. </div>
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Not sure Dave has found HIS people but he's getting close....maybe</div>
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After our visit to Santa Fe and the tourist thing we only had a couple more days with our friends and along with wanting to stop at Cochiti Lake COE, we also were very excited to stop at Kasha-Katuwe National Monument and hike through the tent rocks and slot canyon there.<br />
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We know many other RV friends have been there so it was on the list and had to be done. We were not disappointed. This was the first slot canyon we had ever hiked and the majestic look of the tent rocks was awesome. We hiked up the Slot Canyon Trail to a peak over looking the canyon and the surrounding landscape. Multiple opportunities for photo ops.<br />
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Dave had to lift this tree for us to pass through...Thanks Buddy</div>
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I know....Photo Overload but I just couldn't help it. Everywhere you look it's another opportunity and another vantage point to see something new. Just like our visit a couple years ago to Bryce Canyon NP the rock formations are magical.<br />
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One of our last days at the park I told Faye and Dave I wanted to smoke some chicken wings for them. Dave had been so great at providing us with some delicious ribs and pork earlier in our travel. </div>
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I used a chicken rub that was new to me so they turned out a little saltier than we all liked but overall they turned out well. This was an interesting experiment since we had to use the generator to power the smoker. We had never run the generator that long in the prior dry camping we had done. It worked very well for future reference.<br />
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Finally we had the opportunity to pick up a geocache a few miles away from the campground that Steve and Debbie had actually hid when they were camping in the area a couple years ago.<br />
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Well we knew that day would come when we would be parting ways from our travel across the country. That day came with tears and hugs as we said our "see you later's" Faye and Dave headed to other parts of New Mexico on their way to Texas and we continued on west and south as we move toward our winter home again this year in Gold Canyon, AZ. There is no doubt that we will be traveling with these friends again. It was certainly an adventure with wonderful memories.</div>
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<br />IL Camperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962371264607797955noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319658028250189179.post-49353699260326395942018-09-10T19:30:00.000-05:002018-09-10T19:30:49.092-05:00Family time in Illinois and Indiana with a weddingAfter the great time we had with Faye and Dave at Coralville, IA we made our way to Paul Wolf Campground at the Burnidge Forest Preserve in Elgin, IL. We spent a few days visiting Heather, Paul and grandson Aiden. We enjoyed a quick visit of about 3-4 days before heading to Indiana to see Sommer, Todd, Caden and Ryleigh.<br />
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A couple night later we had them out to the campground for dinner and Aiden wanted to spend the night with Grandpa and Me Maw so he brought his pajamas. There Peeka Choo jammies.<br />
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He didn't wear them all night with the warm weather at the time. He, of course, had to be a little silly.<br />
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Good thing we now have a king bed. He slept with us. He tends to move around a lot. But all worked out fine. I think we all got a decent night sleep. Sorta.<br />
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One evening we went to his favorite restaurant called 2 Toots. The restaurant has a train theme which is exactly what Aiden loves. TRAINS....<br />
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The food is brought out on a miniature train set that is set up next to each table and runs around the whole restaurant. Aiden was in heaven.<br />
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Aiden on the mechanical horse</div>
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We had a wonderful time visiting and we had plans to return in a about a week later to babysit Aiden while Mom and Dad attended a friends wedding.<br />
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Then it was off to Elkhart, IN to see Sommer, Todd, Caden and Ryleigh. We have 4 August birthdays in the family and every year Sommer has a party with mostly Todd's family. Ryleigh being the youngest in her family she gets a lot of attention from the in laws. Todd's mom, sisters and cousins were there. Mason, his son and his girlfriend McKenna and cousins of Ryleigh's that are close in age.<br />
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We missed last years party since we were traveling out east. Since last year, Sommer and Todd put a beautiful above ground pool in, a fenced in yard and a deck part way around the pool. Perfect for a party. The carpenter doing the deck got it done just in time. Everyone had a great time with delicious food and beverage.<br />
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Like the great blogger I am I didn't get any photos. I can just say the party was a huge success.<br />
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Then it was time to head back to Illinois to babysit and see Aiden off to school. Aiden is 5 years old and was starting his first day in Kindergarten and how could we miss that. Aiden was so happy and proud to be able to ride the bus to school.<br />
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The sign says Aiden's first day of Kindergarten and some additional dates and info to remember the day</div>
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Proud Mom and Dad</div>
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Since we're staying at their home, Aiden was able to ride the bus home with some new friends. Come to find out a boy in his class lives a bout 4 doors down from them and they didn't know it. They are quickly becoming best friends.<br />
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At the end of the week it was time for Mom and Dad to go to the wedding and spend a couple days enjoying some couples time.<br />
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Well, like I said, Aiden likes trains so we took the Metra downtown Chicago and took a River taxi ride to Navy Pier. Of course this was the same weekend as the Air and Water Show too. The place was a mad house but we did get to have lunch and see a couple planes fly over. It was a quick trip but so worth it. Aiden really had a good time and knows everything about trains.<br />
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We made it back to Union Station just in time to catch the train back home and relaxed. Aiden had no problem going to sleep that night. We didn't either.<br />
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Paul and Heather got back and we had a final meal of Sloppy Joe's from a family recipe of Paul's. I made sure to take a photo of the recipe for future dinners.<br />
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Well then it was back to Sommer and Todd's house to spend some time with the older grandkids, Caden and Ryleigh.<br />
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We enjoyed our last days at their house with some pool time and taking the grandkids out for dinner.<br />
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The weekend after we got back to Sommer's house, Heather, Paul and Aiden came to enjoy the pool too. Aiden has been taking swimming lessons and with his floaties on his arms he was having a ball. </div>
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He is really getting used to the water and not afraid to jump in and go under. Ryleigh was a great older cousin helping Aiden jump in and splash everyone. Unfortunately, Glenda had shingles so she didn't get in the water but still enjoyed watching everyone have fun.<br />
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Aiden and his mom getting wet</div>
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We only wish we could get all the grandkids together but Jasmyne is in Nevada now and Brooklyne is in Georgia. It will happen some day. So happy to have Facebook and the blog so everyone one can stay in touch.<br />
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After the time spent in Illinois and Indiana with family it was time to move a little further west to have one more issue with the motorhome looked at in Bartlett, IL. We started having issues with the indicator displays on the One Place and Power Control Panel where we can look at the tanks capacity, battery, water pump and water heater. Also the Power Control panel gives us info on what power source we are on, amperage being used and voltage coming in. All those displays were going hay wire. We got an appointment at a Winnebago dealer service center and they were able to diagnose the problem right away as an antenna lead wire was touching up against the circuit board and shorting it out. They secured that and tested the unit and all is working so far. Fingers crossed. So many issues with a new motorhome makes you wonder how they put them together.<br />
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Forgot to mention, we got one last day in at Sommer and Todd's pool and even Glenda got into the action before we headed west for our appointment.<br />
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So now it was time to head a little further west to Oregon. No not the state....the town of Oregon in Illinois. We stopped at Lowden SP to attend our nephews wedding. Logan and Amanda were having their wedding at Camp Kupugani in Leaf River, IL. Logan is my brothers oldest son. Parker, the younger brother was the best man. It's an outdoor venue near where Amanda's family used to camp when she was younger. The Bride and Groom looked wonderful and all our kids were in attendance. Chris and his fiancée, Kendra, came from AZ, Todd and Sommer came over from IN and Paul and Heather came from their home.<br />
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The wedding was fun, lighthearted and celebratory. They had the wedding in a open field area and the dinner and reception in a couple of building on the grounds.<br />
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The cousins together...Sommer, Parker, Logan, Chris and Heather</div>
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What a cool ending to our visit to the Midwest to see family. Next year we'll be attending another wedding since Chris proposed to Kendra a few weeks ago. Looking forward to another daughter in the family. Love our family time.<br />
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So that brings us to where we are now. Comlara County Park in Hudson, IL. We have a few days to visit with my brother, Kent and girlfriend Nancy and have dinner with friends we have known forever in Bloomington/Normal, IL.<br />
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Next stop is Ray Behrens COE near Monroe City, MO. Meeting up with the Wandering Camels, Faye and Dave Malouf again and travel back west. Oh the fun times to come.....We've got some great places to see on the way back so hopefully I can keep up and share as we travel along. I hope you'll stay tuned.IL Camperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962371264607797955noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319658028250189179.post-36595651135048388562018-08-22T21:38:00.000-05:002018-08-22T21:38:40.932-05:00Catching up with The Wandering Camels...in IowaIt was a 190 mile trek from Forest City, IA to Coralville, IA to meet up with our good friends Faye and Dave...AKA <a href="http://maloufsrvtour.blogspot.com/"><b>The Wandering Camels</b></a>. If you've read my blog before, you know that we met Faye and Dave through our blogs and Faye has family in IL not far from where we enjoyed camping in our early days. Well maybe a year before we went full time in an RV. Anyway, since that time we've had the opportunity to travel with them across the Gulf States, visit them at their owner site in Port Aransas, TX at Gulf Waters RV Resort and visit them at Cave Creek, AZ where they workamped a couple winters ago. They again are workamping here in IA at an Army Corp of Engineers campground. The gig they had in Colorado this summer fell through due to the fires there. Got pretty close and they had to evacuate. So they found another gig in Iowa of all places.<br />
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Well being this close to friends, there was no way we weren't going to stop and hang out. We got a text from Faye the day we were to arrive stating that we shouldn't worry about dinner. Oh yeah, that meant Dave was smoking some meat. Actually some fantastic ribs. They also had stopped at a local produce stand and picked up some delicious sweet corn. And you can't forget Dave's mouthwatering Mac N Cheese. We certainly got our fill along with some new beers I brought.<br />
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We sat around after dinner and caught up on their travels and work and our travels and service work.<br />
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They had the next couple day off so we planned some time getting our walking in during the day and then hanging out together. The next time was at our site. in a different loop not too far from where the workampers sites are.<br />
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They had scoped out a great loop and site and we were fortunate to be able to reserve it. The site backed right up to the Coralville Lake. Nice spacing between sites and partially shaded. A huge yard area and cool views of the lake behind us.<br />
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We had a glowing camp fire and enjoyed more conversation and friendship. This is what the lifestyle is about. Delicious food and cold beverages and great company.<br />
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The next day we planned to check out the McBride Raptor Project at the nearby McBride Park which is now called the Iowa Raptor Project. <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #555555; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The mission of the Iowa Raptor Project is to connect students and community to the conservation of birds of prey and their natural habitats through research and education opportunities. IRP is a jointly sponsored program of University of Iowa Recreational Services and Kirkwood Community College. </b></span></span><br />
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Emily was very informative in her answers to our questions. Which, of course, Dave had a ton of. However, that how we learn and Dave is extremely inquisitive. We continued on to see a barn owl and a Great Horned owl. </div>
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This eagle was an older eagle who had been there for a few years due to his prior injury that prevented his release.<br />
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We walked down a path to view the lake and Faye and I happened upon a geocache along the trail. </div>
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Dave and Glenda continued on the path while we recorded our find. Once we caught up we took some photos of the lake and our queens. </div>
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After our trip to the Raptor Project, we decided to drive into town and eat some dinner. Faye and Dave found a wonderful casual dining Mexican Restaurant. The food was fantastic and so were the Margaritas. After dinner we stopped at a local cupcake bakery for some take home dessert. We were all too full to eat cupcakes right then.<br />
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The final day of our stay Faye and Dave had to work so we planned another dinner at our site after they got off. I grilled out burgers and brats. and we had a couple of side dishes. I believe Faye and Dave had some sweet corn left so we threw those in too.<br />
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<b>Side Note: I went our earlier in the day to get the grill ready and took the cover off. To my surprise there was a mouse next between the cover and the grill and some nest in the grill. I shook out the next and suddenly a mouse ran out of the next on the ground. Woah....Then I saw a couple of mice babies. Those ugly kind with no fur just skin and squiggling around. I threw them out into the woods. Sorry but had to be done. Then the mother mouse continued to hang round under the motorhome. Wasn't going to take any chances. I asked Dave if he had any traps from when they had a mouse problem. He did...it still had some dried up peanut butter on it. I set it and laid it near where I had seen the mouse earlier. Well...mother mouse committed suicide. Problem solved. Again, it had to be done. </b><br />
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We had a final camp fire and more great conversation with Faye and I doing some planning for this fall. You see They're heading to TX and since we're heading back to AZ. Our paths will join for a while. We found some great Army Corp Parks and State Parks in MO, KS, OK, TX and NM. Only one commercial RV park. Save a lot of money and more our type of camping.<br />
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The next day we got ready and made our way to Elgin, IL and the Paul Wolf Campground in the Burnidge Forest Preserve to visit our daughter, Heather, Paul and grandson, Aiden. </div>
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<br />IL Camperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962371264607797955noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319658028250189179.post-82458255889296348622018-08-18T22:28:00.002-05:002018-08-18T22:28:59.916-05:00Quick stop in Minnesota and the Winnebago Grand National Rally...We have working A/CAfter our stop in Spearfish, SD we continued on east through South Dakota for an overnight stop before heading into Minnesota. We again did an overnight so we could add this state to our places we've stayed. Then it was on to Forest City, IA and the Winnebago Grand National Rally. We planned to have our A/C worked on at the Factory Service Center there as we traveled back to see family in IL and IN so we thought why not attend the National Rally from July 23 - 28 while there.<br />
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We got into town on July 17 so we could get in line to have the work done. You see they don't take appointments at the Service Center in the month of July due to the National Rally and the number of folks that come there at that time for service work.....like us.<br />
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Oh my goodness, we didn't realize how many folks would be arriving early to get there site on the rally grounds ahead of the rally it's self. We drove into town and followed the directions to the rally grounds and turned the corner. Motorhomes were lined up down the street and around the corner. From the time we arrived to when we got checked in and escorted to our site, it took over 3 hours.<br />
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Since it took so long to get into the rally grounds and set up, we didn't get to sign in at the service center for service work. You see you have to sign in and they give you a number. They take first come, first served. I got up early the next morning...like 6 am and rode my bike about a 1/2 mile to the service center. There were people already there. I said I wanted to sign in and they gave me a paper and asked for my information and the coach information and a limit of 7 things I wanted to have worked on. I listed my work items and returned the paper. My number was 148. I looked at the board and they were working with 122. Hmmmm....this could be a while.<br />
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Then I found out that if they could get me in today, they would call me. They didn't call. So I then found out they would post a list of folks that would be getting service the next day after 4 pm.<br />
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I was on the list as a STANDBY at 11:40 am. That means I had to have my coach at the service center at 11:40 that next day and if a tech became available they would take me in.<br />
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Well, I got there as directed and right away they were ready for me. Good timing. Since they only had a couple hours to work on my list they took care of the easier things like adjusting the water pump and working on the step awning so it would not bind.<br />
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At the end of the day they bring the coaches back out for the owners and explained what was done. They said I needed to bring the coach back the next morning at 6:30 am. Well to make matters worse, it rained heavy that day so no one could go back to their site on the grass rally grounds.<br />
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We were told to park in a huge gravel lot and again good luck, we got a 30 amp hook up. The next morning we got the coach over to the service center and they started work again and this time it was on the A/C. At the end of that day, they had the front A/C working and found that the wiring was crossed. Got the wiring fixed and we had a front A/C. Then they worked on getting a new A/C for the rear since that one just didn't work at all. We got a call and they said the manufacturer of the A/C told them we had a new A/C in AZ waiting for us there. I said we never ordered that but the dealer there had. So I had to call the dealer and ask if they sent the A/C back that they ordered...They told me they did so they called the manufacturer and tracked it down, got it straightened out and we got our new A/C. Well come to find out the rear A/C wiring was also crossed and they couldn't get the work done that day Then they say...tomorrow is Saturday. You need to bring the coach in at 5:30 am since we only work until noon.<br />
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If you know Glenda, this getting up early thing is not her thing but it had to be done. We made it to our appointment and they got to work. We now have 2 working A/C's in the coach and boy do they cool things down great. Good thing we got it done...we needed it while at the rally. Hot and humid.<br />
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It hadn't rained for 2-3 days now so we were able to park back in our rally ground site and could relax and prepare for our first National Rally.<br />
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Our neighbors on the awning side were long time Winnebago owners and this was their 31st National Rally. They even were doing some volunteering while there. We enjoyed getting to know them and getting some advice on what to do at the rally. Now I had a chance to look over the rally schedule to see what seminars I would like to attend. I noticed seminars on Onan generators(which we have now), Inverters and Michelin Tires. Each day I was able to attend a seminar that gave me some good information and I feel a little better about the operation and maintenance. Of course they had a building full of different vendors that had plenty of wares to sell for your Winnebago. <br />
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We also took in some day time entertainment each afternoon and the night time entertainment was fabulous.<br />
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The evening entertainment was at an amphitheater at the end of the rally grounds. The first night was the Bombshell Duo. A couple of young ladies that sang and danced with some jokes mixed in. The theme was very patriotic and they honored our military in several songs. They were very fun and it was a beautiful evening.<br />
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Then the next night was for Stephanie Quayle and Lee Greenwood. The show almost didn't go off. A huge thunderstorm rolled through just prior to the show. Very windy and we all pulled our slides in to be safe. High winds can do damage to our slide out awnings and pulling in the slides makes us more stable. We heard the winds were supposed to be around 50-60 mph. Fortunately, it moved through quickly and no damage was done. </div>
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Well the storm did delay the acts a little so Stephanie Quayle...up and coming country singer that sang the song "Winnebago" in 2017. You can look it up on You Tube. It's very catchy. Stephanie di her show in the big tent. </div>
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After her show we all moved to the amphitheater and waited for Lee Greenwood. What an incredible show he puts on and the man is now 75 years old. He played the piano, and saxophone and sang many of his old favorites. Very talented and wonderful entertainer. So glad we did have to miss that show. </div>
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Of course at the end of the night he sang his signature song...<b>Proud to be an American</b>. Everyone was on their feet and singing. <span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>No one took a knee.</u></b></span> We are very proud. </div>
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We had such a wonderful experience at the rally and met several folks and hope to see them again in the future. We met a couple from Alabama that were parked on the back side of our coach. We got to see them several times at the service center as they too were having work done. We got to know them pretty well. They have a fairly new diesel pusher that needed some interior work done. A very young 70 something couple. We exchanged information and hope to make contact again next year. </div>
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While at the rally I got a message from a past friend from our hometown in Burlington, IA. She and her husband were only about an hour away from where the rally was so we made plans to meet for lunch in a town between us. Beth and her husband Chris typically spend winters in Texas and were up in IA to visit her daughter. We had a good time catching up since it had been probably 50 years since we last saw each other. </div>
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Thank you Beth and Chris for taking time out of your day to meet and enjoy a tasty lunch in Clear Lake, IA. </div>
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On one of the evenings the rally has a tradition of parties for the different state clubs. They decorate at the end of their rows and provide some party favors or some snacks. It was great fun. The Louisiana row had some delicious Jambalaya and Michigan had a cool decoration. There was a polka style band on a wagon that traveled up and down the rows entertaining and folks would sing and dance as they stopped at different sites. I even met a possible new traveling companion. </div>
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We even saw a couple that winter at the same RV park we do in Gold Canyon, AZ. What a coincidence. We had a nice time getting to know Marian and Wayne a little better. Small world for sure. Looking forward to seeing them a Canyon Vistas. Marian and Glenda are huge country line dancers. </div>
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We got a lot out of our first National Rally and we're thinking about attending again next year. That will be the 50th anniversary for Winnebago National Rallies. Should be a really big deal. </div>
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The final night entertainment was the Dueling Pianos. These guys had some audience participation and lots of jokes and even some imitations of Elton John. Very talented and high energy. </div>
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After our 2 weeks stint at the rally and all the fuss about the service work, the seminars and new friends it was time to head further east. Not too far though. Our friends Faye and Dave are workamping at an Army Corp campground in Coralville, IA. No way we would pass up an opportunity to get together while passing through. So we stopped at their park and reserved a great site that backed up to the lake. I'll save that for the next post. I hope you'll follow along. </div>
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