Category Archives: Arizona

The Desert Bar

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

After our free breakfast at BlueWater Casino our RV neighbors, Don & Vi from Canada, joined us for a ride in the country.  Our first stop was to see Parker Dam, the dam that holds back the water that creates … Continue reading →

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Bluewater Casino at Parker, AZ

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

We have moved south only 24 miles to the parking lot at Bluewater Casino at Parker, Arizona. When we went to see if we needed to register or pay anything they said no, that they “got rid of all that.” … Continue reading →

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Whytes Retreat Trail

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

This is what’s great about our lifestyle, we can change our minds whenever we want. Our plan was to leave this morning and move south, but we decided we wanted to walk the trail called the Whytes Retreat Trail. It … Continue reading →

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Desert Rain

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Yup, it’s been raining in the desert. Not a hard rain but a gentle steady rain all through the night the last two nights. Enough that we could wipe down the Jeep removing all that desert dust that has accumulated … Continue reading →

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SARA’s Crack

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Don’t get excited, it’s not what I think you are thinking. SARA stands for Special Activities And Recreation Area. It’s a regional park a few miles out of Lake Havasu City that has many activities including baseball and softball fields, … Continue reading →

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It’s a Small World

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

The Disney World tune, “It’s a Small World After All,” is stuck in my head now. We were having lunch at an outdoor patio cafe overlooking the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City when we see at the table next … Continue reading →

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A Few More Lighthouses

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

It got to about 75F today, and another nice sunny one with a gentle breeze. What to do… we’re not boat people, or off-roaders, or golfers, or drinkers… boring, huh?  But we do like to explore. We found five more … Continue reading →

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Lighthouses and Lunch

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Lake Havasu City Lighthouses – These are actual navigational aids around the lake, 1/3 scale replicas of famous lighthouses of the United States. There are 23 in all. We found six of them while we were out and about today. … Continue reading →

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Lake Havasu City

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

While we enjoyed our week in Laughlin, Nevada, it’s time to move on, the Nomads that we are. It was around noon when we hit the road south to Lake Havasu City, Arizona. This is still desert, but we are … Continue reading →

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Laughlin Labyrinths

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

We heard there were some labyrinths in the hills behind Laughlin so we went in search of them this morning. I was able to zoom in on a few of them using Google Maps Satellite View which made locating them … Continue reading →

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Dinner and a Movie

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Laughlin has some good walking trails. On the north end of town is a nice pedestrian bridge spanning the highway that leads to a paved trail that takes you out into the desert to the Davis Dam on the Colorado … Continue reading →

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Watch Your Step

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Oatman, Arizona, is a pretty cool place. It’s an historic authentic western ghost town and mining camp that began in 1906 but pooped out in 1942 when Congress declared that gold mining was no longer essential to the war effort. … Continue reading →

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Benson, AZ

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We’re back in Benson, stopping to visit relatives before beginning our migration to Minnesota.  The Benson I-10 RV Park is where we camped when we were here in December.  We’re staying here again because it’s a good clean and level … Continue reading →

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Pinal County Fair

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Susan and Wally and Bernie and I went to the Pinal County Fair in Casa Grande today.  It’s a nice little fair and we had a good time walking around and seeing it. One of the first things we saw … Continue reading →

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Going Further South

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

The real Spring has not arrived in Minnesota just yet so we are going to hang out here in Arizona a bit longer before heading north.  We have moved south of Phoenix to Las Colinas RV Park in Casa Grande. … Continue reading →

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Desert Botanical Garden

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

There were six hot-air balloons rising over the horizon early this morning.  I got a picture of one of them. The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix is a pretty cool place to visit.  With the recent rains and the latest … Continue reading →

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Going South

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

The Grand Canyon was pretty awesome and we enjoyed our time there, but now we’re slowly heading back to the Phoenix area.  Hopefully the heat wave is over and the temps are a bit more to our tolerance. We spent … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon, Day 3

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Just before dark last night we were greeted by two Mule Deer out our front window. This morning we drove the Jeep farther east along the South Rim, beyond the bus route to Desert View near the East Entrance Station … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon, Day 2

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

The east route of the South Rim is just as beautiful as the west route was.  I’ve taken nearly 100 pictures these last two days, but I don’t know why.  Not to minimize the awesomeness of the Grand Canyon, but … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon National Park

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Frost met us this morning.  We’re somewhere around 7,000′ elevation so it’s way cooler than it is back in Phoenix.  The high today was 66F, not like the 95F happening in Phoenix. I do prefer this. After breakfast we drove … Continue reading →

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