Places
Pechanga RV Resort, Temecula, California..
JANUARY 12, 2014. A BEAUTIFUL SPOT. As you know, we stop occasionally at truck stops and casinos, where we can park overnight free. It’s actually pretty fun, as you know from reading my earlier posts. So, on the way back to San Diego we looked at the map and decided to stop at the Pechanga … Continue reading
Joshua Tree National Park, Palm Springs area…
JANUARY 12, 2014. Joshua Tree National Park is immense, nearly 800,000 acres, and infinitely variable. It can seem unwelcoming, even brutal during the heat of summer when, in fact, it is delicate and extremely fragile. This is a land shaped by strong winds, sudden torrents of rain, and climatic extremes. Rainfall is sparse and unpredictable. … Continue reading
Palm Springs Wind Energy….
JANUARY 11, 2014. The San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm is located in Riverside County, California, just east of Whitewater and close to Palm Springs. Development began in the 1980’s. The project was undertaken and completed in this area because this gateway into the Coachella Valley is one of the very windiest places in the State … Continue reading
Palm Springs, California…
JANUARY 10, 2014. Here we are in sunny Palm Springs, California. It’s late December and the weather is absolutely perfect…low 70’s, with bright and sunny skies. Lake Havasu was a good stop for us…in fact a really good stop, but we’re looking forward to seeing what Palm Springs has to offer. We’ve been here in … Continue reading
Christmas Day 2013 at Lake Havasu, Arizona…
Christmas Day dawned bright and sunny. We took a drive along the lake. The bright blue water looked as if a handful of glittering diamonds had been tossed on the surface. Absolutely gorgeous! We then went to see a movie: Saving Mr. Banks. It was special. It is the topic of this post. It was … Continue reading
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
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
