We are leaving Yosemite Lakes Thousand Trails and headed to Sacramento Area, back down the mountain with great views. Fires are always part of life here and the death of fire fighters in these mountains memorialized by a marker of two citizens from Groveland CA. who gave their lives. The views down this mountain were […]
We leave our Tachi Casino looking forward to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and a taste of Yosemite. Our road leads us through Le Grande CA. farm country and rolling hills with cattle sprinkle throughout. We make it in to Mariposa CA. a town full of Gold Rush history and quaint tourist shops. One we loved […]
We are saying good bye to Palm Springs and continuing our trip west towards Yosemite. Our RV neighbors have fake children setup at their picnic table, they must be missing their grandchildren. The winds today are extremely strong, a continual fight to keep the RV in my lane. We find a Casino that will allow […]
We are saying goodbye to Thousand Trails Verde Valley RV Park AZ and headed to Montezuma’s Well. This is another National Monument and similar to Montezuma’s Castle but smaller and built around a natural spring that was the key to life around this very dry and hot desert. The first stop is to the pit […]
Today we are off to see Montezuma’s Castle, no not revenge :). This National Monument shows what the real life of natives 800 years ago was like. This park has 860 acres of history and it shows what great builders and engineers the Sinagua culture were with their 20 room apartment built into the side […]
Driving down the pass to Sedona last night was a bit scary, the vertical drop was from 7,000 to 4,300, the drop was relative quick so my brakes were hot. We were glad to get to Sedona, warmer temperatures new sights and free night’s stay at Thousand Trails with our membership. It always difficult trying […]
Back inside the National Petrified Forest Park this morning to see their museum and gift shop. The museum was fantastic for setting the tone for what happened here 200 million years ago. To see some of the animals of that time was extraordinary. Outside they have done a great job creating all kinds trails throughout […]
Albuquerque, NM is a sprawling metropolitan area but, has many national monuments with easy public access. This Morning our first stop is to the Petroglyph National Monument. We stop at the ranger station to get information on where to go. The closest one to us is Boca Negra Canyon, the parking lot is half full […]
