Category Archives: Arizona

From Desert to Forest

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Early this morning we went to visit Montezuma Castle National Monument cliff dwellings before leaving town.  It really has nothing to do with Montezuma.  Early settlers assumed that it was Aztec in origin and named it that. The rest of … Continue reading →

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Desert Exploring

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Just north of Black Canyon City is Agua Fria National Monument.  We were hoping to find a free place to camp in the desert but the roads into the area were way too rough to drive the motor home on. … Continue reading →

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Moving North

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Our time in Mesa was spent visiting with the relatives and helping my step-mother, Shirley, get ready to move back to Minnesota.  Her home here has been sold and we will be transporting some of her things for her. She … Continue reading →

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Mesa, AZ

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

The storms are over.  The clouds are still with us, and just a sprinkle of rain, so we drove the 90 minutes east to Mesa, Arizona, this morning. Mesa Regal Resort is where we stayed when we were here at … Continue reading →

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Stormy Day

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

The weather forecast was for a passing storm and we could see the clouds rolling in so we are staying put here at Saddle Mountain RV Park in Tonopah for another day.  We did take a drive to the nearby … Continue reading →

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Tonopah, AZ

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

And here we are back at Saddle Mountain RV Park in Tonopah, AZ.  We stopped here because we have been here before and it’s a Passport America member park.  It’s also a very nice well-groomed park with big level pull-through … Continue reading →

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Scaddan Wash

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

I always said I didn’t want to re-trace our steps and repeat places we’ve been, but here we go again.  We moved across town to Scaddan Wash, one of the free dispersed camping areas provided by the BLM (Bureau of … Continue reading →

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Return to Quartzsite

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Here we are back in Quartzsite.  After boondocking for the last several days it’s good to have full hookups again and be able to spoil ourselves with electricity and plumbing.  We are spending one night at Kofa Mt. R.V. Park … Continue reading →

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Solar Bread and Egg

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

This is so cool. I’m having such fun experimenting with this home-made solar cooker. Our neighbor, Sharon, is a great bread maker, something that has never been one of my strong points. She brought over a small ball of her … Continue reading →

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Lake Havasu Sunday Swap Meet

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Clouds rolled in over night, blah. Every Sunday September through May is a Swap Meet in the London Bridge Shopping Center parking lot in Lake Havasu City.  I always enjoy these things, but seldom actually buy anything.  We spent last … Continue reading →

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Solar Beans

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We had no plans for today.  The sun was out and yesterday’s solar oven cornbread cooking  was so successful we decided to be a little more adventurous today and try dried beans.  You know, the kind you usually soak overnight and cook … Continue reading →

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London Bridge and Solar Cornbread

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Although we’ve been to see the London Bridge at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, a few times we went for another visit today.  Um..I should mention that it was 80F and sunny and just a beautiful day. On both sides of … Continue reading →

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Craggy Wash

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We have left Laughlin, NV, and Bullhead City, AZ, and moved on down the road about an hour to the Lake Havasu City area. Craggy Wash is a free dispersed primitive camping area provided by the BLM (Bureau of Land … Continue reading →

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Route 66

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

What to do…what to do… Road trip! The longest continuous stretch of the old “Mother Road”, Historic Route 66, still in use today, runs near here.  We drove to Kingman, Arizona, where we could get on it. Kingman has an … Continue reading →

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Oatman, AZ

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Oatman, Arizona, about 30 miles from Laughlin, Nevada, on the Historic Route 66, is an authentic western ghost town and mining camp.  It maintains its historic look and includes gunfights and some of the town folk dress in period costumes. Burros, … Continue reading →

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Hoover Dam and Valley of Fire

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

The Hoover Dam, Civil Engineering Monument of the Millenium, and Modern Civil Engineering Wonder of the United States, as well as the new bypass bridge recently constructed.  My step-sister, Carolyn, and her husband, Norm, joined Bernie and I on a … Continue reading →

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History in Granite

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We awoke this morning to unusual sounds.  Looking out the window across the RV lot we saw this hot-air balloon being inflated in the casino parking lot.  That was a nice view to start the day. After breakfast we left … Continue reading →

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Dates

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

In addition to all the lettuce and other vegetables growing around the Yuma countryside dates are another big crop.  The Imperial Date Gardens is one of the largest distributers of the Medjool date in this country.  They also ship internationally. … Continue reading →

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A Little Move

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We’re still in Yuma, but we’ve moved to a casino with an RV parking lot on the west side of town about 10 miles west of where we were. It’s a gravel lot, and there are still large puddles here … Continue reading →

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The Sun!

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Finally, the sunshine has returned!  Good!  Last night we had a real gully washer with thunder and lightning.  It didn’t last long, just a passing storm cell.  But it did make a mess of the desert sand we’re parked on. … Continue reading →

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