Author Archives: Greg Alford
Lake Havasu for the holidays 2013…
DECEMBER 20, 2013. If someone had predicted that we would be celebrating Christmas at Lake Havasu this year I’d have thought he was nuts! But here we are. We arrived on December 20th at the Havasu RV Resort, not far from the London Bridge and the brilliant blue water of Lake Havasu. The Lake … Continue reading
Truck stops: I love ’em…
DECEMBER 15, 2013. Truck stops fascinate me! Honest! In route to your next destination, it’s a waste of time and money to locate a campground and stay just long enough to get some sleep before you resume traveling the next day. So, the alternative is to “camp” for the night in either a Wal-mart or … Continue reading
Leaving Sedona…headed to the London Bridge.
DECEMBER 18, 2013. Leaving Sedona was kind of hard to do. It’s certainly the most beautiful place we’ve stayed so for on this short leg of our Journey. We even found a residential community with some houses that looked very appealing. Who knows, we might end our Adventure and become permanent Arizonians some day. We … Continue reading
Verde Canyon Railroad, Sedona…
DECEMBER 17, 2013. Located near Sedona, the Verde Canyon Railroad is a heritage railroad running between Clarkdale and Perkinsville in Arizona. The passenger train operates on 20 miles of tracks of the Arizona Central Railroad, a short-line. Two FP7 locomotives, of only twelve remaining in North America, are the muscle that pulls the passenger cars. … Continue reading
Coffee Pot Restaurant, Sedona, Arizona…
DECEMBER 16, 2013. On the outskirts of Sedona is a little family owned breakfast-lunch restaurant called “The Coffee Pot.” It’s been serving good food since the 1950’s and is named after “Coffee Pot Rock,” one of the famous local rock formations, which can be seen from the patio. It’s been voted “the best breakfast in … Continue reading
Now that’s a good steak! Dale and Dottie.
DECEMBER 15, 2013. This is another post about interesting people I’ve met along the way. As I’ve stated, one of the compelling reasons I had for taking this trip was to meet and talk to interesting Americans. I want to meet folks whose backgrounds aren’t parallel with mine. I want to learn what they think, … Continue reading
Christmas display in the tiny town of Cornville, Arizona. Dave Kessel.
DECEMBER 15, 2013. This is another post about interesting people I’ve met along the way. As I’ve stated, one of the compelling reasons I had for taking this trip was to meet and talk with interesting Americans. I want to meet folks whose backgrounds aren’t parallel with mine. I want to learn how they think, … Continue reading
Frank: the Border Patrol Pilot…
DECEMBER 13, 2013. This is another post about interesting people I’ve met along the way. As I’ve stated, one of the compelling reasons I had for taking this trip was to meet and talk with interesting Americans. I want to meet folks whose backgrounds aren’t parallel with mine. I want to learn how they think, … Continue reading
Seeing Sedona’s “other Grand Canyon” by Jeep…
DECEMBER 12, 2013 The weather warmed a bit and we decided to stay and see all the sights. I’m way glad we did! I’d forgotten how absolutely breathtaking all the red rock formations are. I’m glad we have our Jeep, because without it we’d never have been able to navigate the off-road trails to get … Continue reading
Up the Creek Grill. Page Springs, Arizona…
Up the Creek Grill is a very special restaurant! It easily ranks #1 so far on the list of places where we’ve dined on this Journey. As you know I’m a real wanna be chef and restauranteur. I’ve often thought over the years that Culinary School might have better suited me than Law School. Although … Continue reading
Page Springs Resort in Sedona. Diane with her drum…
Page Springs RV Resort was the campground for our stay in the Sedona area. It turned out to be a nice place and we had a site right near Oak Creek, which runs through the campground and past the restaurant up the hill and “next door.” (I’ve got a separate post about it: “Up … Continue reading
Arriving in Sedona, Arizona…
Sedona is a small city located in the northern Verde Valley region of Arizona. Sedona’s main attraction is its array of red sandstone formations. They appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. The red rocks form a popular backdrop for many activities, ranging from spiritual pursuits … Continue reading
Mesa, Arizona
We are staying at the Tower Point RV Resort in Mesa, Arizona. It is a resort community rather than a campground. Although we intend to camp 90% of the time we’re on the road, we stopped here in Mesa because we needed a Camping World store, a Target and a few others that weren’t available … Continue reading
Off road with the Jeep…
In June, we bought a Jeep Wrangler Sahara to use as our tow vehicle on the trip. It’s designed for heavy duty off-roading but is one step below the Rubicon model. I’d have been interested in that one except I’d have needed a pogo stick just to get inside of the thing! Anyway, I’ve … Continue reading
Tombstone, Arizona
NOVEMBER 29, 2013 Tombstone is an historic Wild-West town located about 25 miles from Benson. It’s a straight shot down highway 80 and doesn’t take any time at all to get there. It was one of the last wide-open frontier boomtowns in the American Old West. The town prospered from about 1877 to 1890, during … Continue reading
Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee, Arizona…
The hotel… For Thanksgiving dinner, we drove to the Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee. Construction of the hotel began in 1898 and was completed in 1902. It was the product of a booming mining camp called Bisbee. Once the largest city between St. Louis and San Francisco, it is now a beautiful, quiet getaway. The … Continue reading
Bisbee, Arizona
We visited the little town of Bisbee on Thanksgiving Day. Bisbee has an interesting history. In 1877, a reconnaissance detail of Army scouts and cavalrymen was sent to the Mule Mountains to search the area for renegade Apaches. What they found instead were signs of mineralization in the mountains, specifically the presence of lead, copper … Continue reading
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