We Have Moved to Arizona

Thursday, November 12, 2020

I am a day late but no less grateful.  I would like to take a moment to thank and honor those in our family that served. First Tom and his brother Jerry, my brother Frank, and our son Thomas.  We remember every day both of our fathers who served in the Army during World War II, We also think of friends, children, and grandchildren of friends with gratitude for their service. To each of you we say, Thank You For Your Service! 

We would also like to take a moment to say, Thank You to Our Canadian Friends who have served. As we observe Veteran's Day in the the US on November 11th our neighbor to the north, Canada, observes Remembrance Day. 

Well, if we are friends on facebook, you already have seen the picture below and  know we left Rusty's RV Ranch near Rodeo, New Mexico on Tuesday, November 10th. We did so under beautiful blue skies. Check out was at 11 o'clock and we pulled out of our site right on time. We only had about 124 miles to go to our next destination so there was no real hurry. So we enjoyed our coffee and slowly got ready to pull out. We really enjoyed our time here. The quiet and slow pace of this month was something we both needed. 

(If you click on the picture it should open larger in another window. Though the front windshield was pretty dirty so it might be better to view it the size below...😎)

The Jeep is hooked up and we are ready to go. The
picture in the upper right is looking towards the
entrance of the park. We will miss the quiet of this
 place but it is time to move on.

The ever present Border Patrol keeping us safe.

We are on AZ-80

and even though we have made this trip a few times
in the last month the views never disappoint.

The golden grass along with the green bushes and
the mountains in the distance are beautiful.

We can now see Douglas in the distance.

Turning North onto US-191.
By the time I got the camera up and focused we were
past the cemetery. Most of the cemetery's in the 
southwest are filled with flowers and memories.
All very colorful.
Something we seldom, if ever, see back home.

More mountains and golden grass.

I wish the true golden color of the grass came through.

We reached McNeal and turned West onto Davis Road.
A windmill and a "wiggle worm" sign, two things
that always make me smile.

The road ahead.
You can probably tell I love the beauty of
the colors as we make our way to today's  destination.

We are back on AZ-80 and as you can see going
through Tombstone on Freemont Street.

This picture is out of order. It was just after we turned
onto AZ-80 before Tombstone. I already had the 
collage done yet I still wanted to include it.

We have now reached our last turn for the day.
We will be heading west on AZ-82.

If we would have continued North we would have
stopped for a short visit with these guys.

You are looking at  my favorite stretch of this road.
We can see the the line of green trees stretching in
both directions, my picture of that did not turn out, in 
the distance. Then we cross over the San Pedro River.
I could not see any water flowing today.

Stopping at the intersection of AZ-90.

The entrance to Quail Ridge RV Resort.

Pulling into what will be home for the next month.
A new addition since last year, bottom right picture,
a dog park.

As I mentioned above our journey here was a short one, just a couple of hours. We are now settled into our site for the month. We like this area and this park. We actually have stopped here at least once every year during our adventures. Even though the sites are a lot smaller and closer then Rusty's we know we will enjoy our time here. Bonus: as we are all aware the coronavirus has had an impact on travel and staying in RV Parks. Some parks are requiring that you are totally self-contained to stay as they have all the facilities closed. Some like this one have the bathrooms and laundry facilities open but nothing else. None as far as we have seen have any activities or pools open. When we checked in, and this is the bonus, they asked if we would like Thanksgiving Dinner. Surprised we said yes and she explained the owner loves Thanksgiving and so he and the staff are cooking dinner and will be delivering it to our door. Not as great as getting to gather at the clubhouse where we would get to sit and chat and meet new people but special of them to do just the same. Side note: this park is full.

We are glad you stopped by!

If you have time to leave a comment we would enjoy hearing from you.

It was a Beautiful Fall Day!

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

As I was sitting and sorting through pictures from yesterday I was looking at the trees in the bottom left of the picture below. The sun shining through the window was warm so I slipped on my sandals and went outside. It was not as warm outside but I decided to take a few pictures of the area around our site. When we made the reservations for this park we did so with mixed feelings as some of  the reviews were recent and very negative. In our opinion, for the most part, totally uncalled for. Yes, this is an older park and as such could use some fixing up here and there but it is clean, we have full hookups and everything works, and the site is pretty level. Tom checked out the bathrooms and they are clean, also.  So no complaints here.

We talked about taking a ride to see the area and in the end Tom took the car to be washed and vacuumed. Other then that it was just a normal day that we enjoyed.

Shady Acres Site 83

Monday, October 21, 2019 (The Ride)

Yesterday we had planned on going over to either visit The Arches National Park or Canyonlands. In the end we did both, something we had not planned when we headed out in the morning. As we drove along I checked the webcam at the entrance to Arches and could see cars in line. Having read about Cheryl and Dave's, Our View From Here, experience getting into the park we decided to turn and head to Canyonlands National Park.

I-70 heading East.

At exit 182 we turned south onto US-191

The views ahead are beautiful.

We have now turned west onto UT-313

There was still 21 miles to go before we would reach

the park's entrance.

With these views out our windows

the time went by quickly.

The questions asked as we drive along is, what do you think 

keeps those very large rocks up there?  No answer but like,

I am sure, everyone else we are glad they do stay put.

Every corner we take and every direction

we look the views are wonderful.

This is definitely what we thought

Utah would look like.

Not long after I took this picture we spotted

the sign for the entrance to the park.

With so many pictures I decided to post three separate blogs about our visits to the Canyonlands and Arches National Parks.  This was the start of our day. The next post will be our ride through Canyonlands and then the third on the Arches.

Today was one of those days that we will remember 

as a quiet day spent enjoying this time in our lives.

We are glad you stopped by.

If you have time to leave a comment we would enjoy hearing from you.