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| The sun going down on March 27, 2026 from our site at the Meteor Crater RV Park in Rimmy Jims, AZ |
As I sit here typing this blog we are listening to the wind make a loud statement around us. The sky has been overcast since we opened the blinds this morning and the dust is blowing. None of which was mentioned in the weather app I have on my phone. It looks like we are in for some wind the next five days. Which is not good news for us, since, the plan is to be moving on Thursday. Going with the flow we will keep our fingerscrossed we are not stuck here an extra day.
Continuing with our stop in Kingman: Sunday, March 22, 2026
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| Mass at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church. On the right is the original church. After Mass we stopped at the Airport Cafe for breakfast. |
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| The sun going down on our first night here. After the wine tasting we each had a wine slushie and two bottles of their wine would be going home with us. The tasting room is the middle roof in the bottom right picture. |
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| Sitting out watching the afterglow build. Looking straight up I could see a sliver of the moon. |
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| Does anyone else see a face in the top picture. The sky turned a deep golden yellow as the light continued to fade. |
From the minute we turned onto their road we felt welcomed, A gentleman was in the driveway pointing us to the gate to the parking area, this we learned later was Steven the owner, and another gentleman, Stu, was standing near the dump and water station waiting to greet us. This is our second stop using our Harvest Host membership and so far we are thrilled. This stop includes up to four free days, if space allows, plus the opportunity to dump and fill up with water both coming in and leaving. There is also the option to hook up to electricity for $20 per night, if you so choose, at one of the four sites and we did. The sites are a decent size with plenty of room to put out slides and we could have left the Jeep hooked up. They have a couple rows of grape vines planted between each of the sites.
Monday, March 23, 2026
This afternoon we drove over to Jill and Rick's home for a short visit. A picture of them or their home or both would have been nice. It seems unless I think of that the minute I get someplace once we start talking the thought goes completely away. So no pictures. I did take some of the ride though,
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| Upper left: we have turned on to the E Grace Neal Parkway. Really that is the name and no the road does not get better. Upper right: we drove by several acres of Pistachio trees. Middle picture is a Desert Marigold Bottom left the views leaving their home Bottom Right: That is Kingman ahead. |
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| Back at the Winery, yes this is a repeat of the picture from the last blog. |
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| We had another beautiful afterglow after the sun slipped behind what I believe are the Long Mountains. |
Today was a quiet day spent not doing much of anything. Around 3:30 we went over to the tasting room to enjoy another one of the Wine Slushies they have for sale. He has a machine that reaches a freezing temperature of -40 degrees, if I remember correctly it could have been -41, and it turns his Strawberry Merlot wine into a delicious slushie. There is also a Watermelon one if you prefer. The Strawberry Merlot is also known as Clothing Optional but if you want to know the story behind that name you need to stop in and hear the story told by Steven.
One of the things this host is good at is making sure everyone is introduced and feels at home. Today we met two couples that actually live nearby who stopped in to enjoy one or two slushies. A perfect drink on a hot day.
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| Top left: Michael and Donna and I believe Rod? Top right: Judy and Tim What a fun couple of hours we had just chatting away. There may have been some adult beverages consumed. Bottom picture is the Tasting Room |
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| The sun was down by the time we got back home but looking towards the mountains the sky was a beautiful golden color. |
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Another quite do nothing day and another Happy Hour over at the tasting room. Today Steven called his friend Rod?, I wish I was sure of his name, over to chat. He was also in the Navy so the two of them had a lot to talk about.
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| Upper Right: Our hosts, Susan and Steven Upper Left: take note of the closing time on Saturday. (He mentioned they have live Jazz music every other Saturday) The bottom picture are the vines we could see out our front window. |
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| Part of the wall behind the bar and those slushie machines. The Wine picture upper right was on another wall. What a great picture of our hosts. |
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| The sun has just slipped behind the Long Mountains leaving behind a lovely golden glow when we got home. |
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Today is moving day and we are somewhat reluctant to move on but it is time. Stu was there to make sure the water was on, though we did not plan on taking on any fresh water but we did want to dump. He also wanted to wish us safe travels before he went to straighten one of there electrical posts someone had hit. As we were hooking up Steven drove by and wished us safe travels. We had a wonderful time parked here and hope to stop back again in the future.
Then it was time to pull out and head towards I-40. One of our first stops would be to top off the diesel. At $5.849 per gallon we left a few dollars behind at that stop. Today's ride would take us about 200 miles East. The views were wonderful and the Tiffin Phaeton moved along up and down the hills with no problem. We did love the Stinger "B" but she would have struggled today.
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| Somewhere in the pictures above we passed a sign that said Elevation 10,000. |
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| Then by Flagstaff the above sign flashed and though it is hard to see in the pictures the smoke was heavy. |
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| As we got close to our destination the road flattened out. The smoke stayed with us the whole way today, about 35 miles, and we could see it in on the horizon when we parked. |
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| Sitting out we can see the semis on I-40 but the noise is surprisingly minimal. |
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| No, we have not thought of a name as of yet. |
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| The last of the sun light leaving our day. |
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| Tonight's Sunset |
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