After our fun (and not so fun) stay in Pinnacles National Park, we headed to our next stop near San Juan Bautista, a little town off Rt. 101 on our way north to San Francisco. We wanted to get the last few (minor) items fixed on Rover before his one-year warranty was up and San Juan Bautista was...
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After saying a very sad farewell to the strawberries… er, I mean San Luis Obispo, we headed north and inland towards Pinnacles National Park, the nation’s newest national park (established Jan 10, 2013). Before its recent promotion, it was Pinnacles National Monument, established in 1908 by President Roosevelt. It’s a relatively small national park compared...
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above: the Louis Bank of Commerce building, constructed in 1888. After Phoenix, we stopped for a few days in Yuma before heading into California. Yuma was just a stop over since it was too far (for us) to drive from Phoenix to San Diego in one day. I can see why Yuma is such a...
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After Quartzsite, we headed back to Catalina State Park in Tucson to hang out for 10 more nights. Mike and I both agree that Catalina State Park is one of our favorite (if not our top) places to camp in the time we’ve been traveling. We love the space, trails, trees, people, and convenience here....
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Quartzsite, AZ located near the borders of Mexico and California, is one of those experiences every RVer should do at least once. Quartzsite is usually a sleepy little town of about 3,500 people surrounded by lots of desert; however it comes alive in January and February with the yearly migration of RVs coming to take...
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We spent a wonderful two weeks in Tucson, AZ thawing from our last two cold stops. I can see why Tucson is a great snowbird location! While the mornings are a bit nippy, by early afternoon it’s warm enough for a t-shirt or light sweatshirt. Everytime I saw a facebook post on the weather back...
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above: Our very nice campsite at Davis Mountains State Park As I’m finally thawing out in the Arizona sun, my fingers have become nimble enough to write about our last 1.5 chilly weeks. After Lajitas, we headed to Fort Davis in the mountains to the north, at 5,000 ft elevation. We knew it would be...
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After our stay at the eastern edge of Big Bend, we packed up and drove west through the park to an RV park in the “town” of Lajitas, TX. Lajitas was bought up entirely and developed into a resort, golf course, spa, and RV park, most of which were deserted while we were there. We...
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Above: One of the amazing views from the Lost Mine Trail. We finally made it to Big Bend National Park! We’ve been looking forward to visiting for a while, but we knew it would be a challenge, both getting here and camping without electric hookups. The park itself is larger than the state of Rhode...
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