Arizona

Arizona is amazing as are the friends we've been able to visit!  We first stopped in Sierra Vista to visit friends RF and Cathy who have a house in the desert.  Since many of their friends are RVer's, RJ has installed two full hook-ups in the back of the house.  We spent four days with them, but our exploring was limited because Jerry and I both had the upper respiratory bug while we were there.  In fact, I got to check out the  wall-in clinic in town - very quick and efficient.  Antibiotics and cough syrup, and I was good to go.  We did get to check out nearby Bisby - the copper mine and Lowell, Tombstone and Boothill.

Bisby Breakfast Club

Downtown Lowell frozen in the 50's

  

A local conversation piece 

Sadly, we had to leave Sierra Vista before we could completely enjoy all there was to see, but we will return there next year.

Our next stop was Arizona City.  Actually, we stayed due south of Arizona City in the desert with friends Sue and Gary and Sandy and Jim who we met while still at the RV park on Baffin Bay, TX.  Our first night there we were greeted with this sunset.

The second day we were in the desert, we spent five hours exploring with Sue and Gary on a John Deere Gator.  This is not the tour you get from the Interstate.  We were able to see areas of Native American Indian artifacts and areas only seen by those with off-road vehicles.  

The circle of life rock maze

Rock "stick figure" in the circle of life

Stone drawings left behind

Saguaro Cactus of Arizona

No problem... Gator can handle it

Desert beauty

Desert donkeys don't refuse a treat from Gary and Jerry

After five hours of exploring the desert, we returned to camp dusty, tired and knowing we just saw a beauty we had not experienced before.  We were able to spend time with our friends before leaving Sunday morning to head for Yuma to get to know that area for future possibilities.  We traveled to Yuma within a few hours and set up at the Escapees park outside of town.  The people here are welcoming and the sites are roomy.  We will be here for four days before heading north to San Jose and time with son Chris, daughter-in-law Marisa and grandsons Miles and Donovan.