It's time!!

Yes, it is time again to head south. First night out we headed to Canyonland, OR, staying at the Seven Feathers Casino resort. Free shuttle to the casino (of course) and a very accessible site. Left there Oct 25th and headed to Reno. Actually we were staying just outside of Carson City, NV at the Silver City RV Resort. We even ventured a side trip and went to Virginia City and South Lake Tahoe. There was an older Casino in Virginia City which offered a 100 mile view and it was. We looked off in the distance a long way. Looking down the old boardwalk was like looking through a 'portal of time'. We didn't miss the fall colors either as we travelled through greens, yellows and reds most of the way here. Enjoy the pics, there will be more to come. Stay tuned!!

Tucson North

Arrived north of Tucson Thursday afternoon. We stayed at Catalina State Park (bottom picture) located at the base of the Catalina Mountains. Nice park with the mountains visible from all angles. We visited Mel, Kathy and Delores for the three days we were around. We had high winds on Friday, rain on Saturday (with snow, YES, snow) in the higher elevation where we were. We went to the Oracle Inn for dinner Saturday night and there was 5 to 6 inches of white stuff on cars sitting in the parking lot. All around on the ground and trees was a white, cold covering of snow. Luckily it didn't stick on the roads and we were not stranded. Sunday morning we took a jaunt south of Tucson to Bisbee and Tombstone. Bisbee is an old mining town with an operating copper mine (second from bottom picture on the right) still in existence today. It is built in a canyon and all the residents seem to live on a hill. Everyone has heard of Tombstone, home of the gunfight at the OK Corral. They have people and actors in period clothing all over the town. (Top center, left center picture). The boardwalks and old western buildings do much to convey the message one has 'stepped back in time'. There is an authentic Butterfield stage coach (top left picture) pulled by mules doing tours of the city. We splurged and took the stagecoach on a short ride through the streets of Tombstone. We stopped by 'Boothill' (top right picture) on our way out of town. There we viewed some old graves from Tombstone's historical past. Clantons, McClaurys, "China" Mary and other noted people. Well worth the visit, but back to Tucson.

Leaving Yuma

Chores are done, errands have been completed, laundry all dry and put away. Guess that means it is time to leave Yuma. Made one last trip to Los Algodones and said our goodbyes to Mexico. We will head to Tucson Thursday morning, hopefully before the windstorm that's supposed to be headed this direction. The lot is all secured and anything not nailed down is put away. Adios little car. Adios cactus, agave, plants and palm trees. Adios Yuma crunch and warm bright sunshine. Adios to all our Yuma family and friends. Catch you on the road!!

Spring has Sprung

Where have the past five months gone?? Good grief, almost time to head home and the blog needs to be updated. Where to begin?? Actually, it has been since November when our friends Linda and Cindy were here in Yuma and we enjoyed Thanksgiving 'out of a box'. It is well past time. We went to Quartzsite a couple of times in January. Our friend David from Idaho returned to Yuma and went to the RV rally 'in the desert' with us, after we were there to see Roger and Sue earlier. February arrived, and lo and behold, John and Rose showed up at our doorstep. (Actually at the driveway as they had their travel trailer and decied to check out Yuma for theit first time. We did some Geocaching as well as the Geocaching rally sponsored by S.W.A.G. in February. A couple of golf games, a bonfire in the desert and some card games rounded out the month. Now passed March, into April, and heading to 'countdown'. We haven't set an actual date for leaving Yuma, but time is near. Hopefully a more timely update to the blog. Rose has shamed us into it. Showed her a new forum for her to post to, and she is off and running. (John can't even catch her). But it's a good thing, if for nothing more than the inspiration.