While in Tucson we are fortunate enough to have a place to park the trailer for free at some of Heidi’s family’s place. We are having a lot of fun here in Tucson visiting and checking out the area. Since Tucson isn’t that far from San Diego we decided to leave the trailer in Tucson …
With cooler temperatures forecast for the day, we decided to do a hike we have been wanting to do since we got to Tucson. Wasson Peak is the tallest mountain in the Saguaro National Park’s west side. It was supposed to have some great views, but no shade. So the cooler temps would make this …
While we were down in the Southern Arizona area we wanted to check out the old west towns of Bisbee and Tombstone. Bisbee was a mining town founded in 1880. Today all the mines are closed and the town is now an artist community and tourist spot. The town is built on the hillsides of …
Having spent our last 15 years in heavily forested Oregon, albeit, high desert, it is surprising how easy it is to see beauty here. Yes, it’s waaaay different, but I love it! For our first full day in Organ Pipes Cactus National Monument we did a gravel ride. My park visitor guide promised, “A True …
The last week we spent in Lake Havasu was fun. It would have been more fun if it had been a little bit warmer and we could get in the water, but it was still fun. We met some old and new friends here that are also doing the full time RV thing, and got …
Our first week in Death Valley National Park was based out of the Furnace Creek area. For the second week we moved to the Stovepipe Wells area to visit some of the areas in the northern part of the park. Where Furnace Creek was more resort like with lots of palm trees, a golf course, …
Dante’s View Today we broke out our gravel bikes and road to the top of Dantes view. The road climbs from around 2,000 feet to 5,476 feet. The max grade was 16% and on a cross bike that was tough. The view at the top of Badwater Basin is highly photographed and snowy Telescope Peak …
Do you ever go somewhere and get overwhelmed with everything there is to see and do? I do, so it’s a good thing we’re here for a while. What amazes me the most about Death Valley is the variety of the terrain. The park contains more than 3.3 million acres of spectacular desert scenery. Death …
We stopped off in Beatty, Nevada for a few days before heading down into Death Valley National Park. Beatty is a small town that used to be an old mining town. Now it seems to mostly get by from people passing through on their way to/ from Death Valley. The weather this week hasn’t been …
Leaving Walker Lake, our next stop was Beatty, Nevada. Beatty is the proclaimed “Gateway to Death Valley”. Along the way there, we passed through Tonopah which is an old mining town built into the hills. We stopped to check out the town because it looked cool and they had a brewery. The Tonopah Brewing Company …