Mar 20, 2013 - Wickenburg AZ ,March 20-21

After going as far south as we could we are now pointing this rig towards home. Since we dont like taking the same route over and over, we are going to do some zig zagging on the way. From an elevation of some 200 ft at Yuma we now head to Wickenburg at 2100 ft. Route 60 from Brenda AZ to Wickenburg should be another of the loneliest highways in the west,a good day of driving. This town definitely needs to be explored if passing thru this area . They have spent an enourmas amount of money in the town for tourism and it shows real well. It...

Nov 6, 2012 - Desert Caballeros Western Museum

Wickenburg is a lovely small town located one hundred miles northwest of Gold Canyon. The Desert Caballeros Western Museum is there - a gem for such a small community - and was exhibiting "Don't Fence Me In: Ludvic Paints The West". I had read in the newspaper that the artist was giving a talk today so Mary Jane, John, and I decided to attend. The artist is Egyptian and has lived and worked all over the world. He didn't become passionate about Western Art until his recent move to Arizona from New Jersey. He is an impressionist which...

Dec 8, 2011 - Wickenburg, AZ

On Sunday morning we had breakfast with Dick and Phyllis at a nearby country club. We decided to spend a few more days in Surprise than we had originally planned. We finished up some Christmas shopping, got our first wave of our annual Christmas letters done and in the mail along with some other items, washed the truck, did laundry, etc. On Wednesday we had lunch at the "Burger Bar" with Dick and Phyllis and said our goodbyes (again). The weather in Surprise has been great. Cold nights and into the low to mid 60s and even into the 70s...

Feb 26, 2010 - Just hangin around

Friday, February 26, 2010 This week has just kinda gone on by. Nothing really exciting that we’ve been up to. We are still at the same CG, going on 3 weeks. Guess we don’t mind being here. We had planned on pulling out on Tuesday and then Wednesday and then, we just stayed on. We have made friends with a couple from England who are enjoyable to be around. They sailed a catamaran sailboat across the Atlantic and lived for 2 years in Tortola in the BVI where we have chartered a number of times. Their boat is presently on dry land in Florida...

Feb 19, 2010 - Gold Fever

Friday, February 19, 2010 Boy has the weather been nice the last few days. But the big news is now I officially have GOLD FEVER! That’s right I have been out gold prospecting. Jerry was going out on Monday and asked me along. This was a first for me. We rode Jerry’s Mule into an old gold mining town called Stanton. After riding in his truck over about 4 very rough miles pulling his Mule on a trailer down a sandy road we unloaded and rode in style the last few miles. Imagine my surprise when we got to Stanton and I saw a fairly large full...

Feb 14, 2010 - Seeing new country

Sunday, February 14, 2010 Am I getting lazyer as I get older or older as I get lazyer? I guess I just don’t get around to updating as often as I used to. But we’ve been doing a few things. Sunday we went to the finish of the old time fiddle contest and saw some more great toe-tapping music. The kids stole the show again, especially this little 11 year old boy. Wow could he make his fiddle talk. As I mentioned we were parked in a large gravel lot and rigs could park wherever they wanted so there were pods of folks all over. There were at...

Jan 22, 2010 - Rainy Day Experiences

The pictures should inform you about how the day went with the weather. I can only add that I have never witnessed such rapid water rise where roads turned into rivers! Thanks to some local people we followed them throughout some backroad to dry ground. One strange thing is that the police parked cars with their lights flashing but nobody was there to direct the traffic. So envision coming to an abandoned police car with its lights flashing alongside the road. Do you turn-around? I thought so but couldn't get back that way due to flooded...

Jan 21, 2010 - Rain Rain Go Away

I know the picture attached is small but it's the only indication I could send to let you know what the south-land is like today --- and yesterday --- and tomorrow---- get the picture? (pun intended) We're hunkered down with 50 to 60 mph wind gusts and rain like a cow peeing on a flat rock! Will just wait out the storms. Should be able to head out again tomorrow or the next day. We're still in Wickenburg, Arizona. Nothing like a flood in the desert! I'll try to get some pictures but I don't want to go wandering around where I might get...

Jan 20, 2010 - From Arizona into Laughlin, NV (and the coastal time zone, finally)

When we woke up in the morning we could actually see that we were in the middle of the famous Joshua Tree Parkway - the trees were everywhere (and a few cattle right beside the rest area as well). Driving north on the highway you see some incredible plants and scenery: Joshua trees, other types of Yucca, Choys in various forms, Ocotillo bushes, barrel cacti, assorted bromeliads, and lots of huge Giant Saguaro cacti. Also, the farther north you get, the larger the mountains become. Where we joined the highway which came southwest from...

Jan 20, 2010 - NASCAR DRIVERS

Today we spent the day looking at horse boarding facilities. We left the motorhome in Wickenburg and headed out in the jeep. Boy what an experience!! My wildest dreams were dashed by the reality of the geography. Not a blade of grass or weeds other than cacti. I doubt a local horse has ever eaten anything except baled hay. Speaking of hay, it's $240.00+ per ton for low quality grass hay. At that price you would think they would keep it under armed guard. Instead our experience proved otherwise. It started on a 65 mph freeway where we were...

Jan 19, 2010 - Scuba gear in the Mojave Desert?

We made it to Wickenburg, Arizona about mid afternoon and checked into a RV Park called Horspitality! A great western town with lots of horse lovers. Amazing all the old folk that do roping contests! I might have to join them. Just as we got parked the sky opened with rain like I had not seen since I lived on the coast --- over 40 years ago! It has been raining in Biblical proportions and in the morning I expect to see all the gullies and washes full of water. Flash flood warnings are for certain. Even the satellite dish won't work in this...

Apr 2, 2009 - Day 2

Oh boy, has this been a long day. However, I complained yesterday because the potty stops were to far between - today I got a 3 hour one BOL (bark out loud). The day started off pretty good with a walk in the Home Depot parking lot to stretch my legs and you know .... Then we hit the road about 8:20 am. About 20 minutes into our journey, headed for Las Vegas (Jo's favorite spot), a strange noise began and then the coach was vibrating. I could tell the people were not too happy as there were a few "outdoor" voices being used and then we...