http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Arizona en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 04:28:13 +0000 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:28:13 +0000 Limited internet connectivity at the Grand Canyon my phone does pretty well if I placed it in the right window of the RV so there are 3 days covered in this blog. Day 11 Sunday the 19th was a day of much needed rest Mi Hyon and I hung around the Zion River RV resort and enjoyed some great weather. Many of you may not know but Mi Hyon has a stream fetish and loves to sit by the river w her f http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Grand-Canyon-National-Park/blog-787131.html Occasionally we come across new car purchasing prospects of which my own frequently thrust people to be able to inquire ourselves How may I sell junk my cars or truck which is disable wrecked unwelcome or merely simply junk easily along with for just a sensible selling price The truth is in order to promote your car right now you should discover a way to find several subjection. This speci http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Greer/blog-787071.html Photos of the Grand Canyon difficult to go far wrong with these a photographers dream http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Grand-Canyon-National-Park/blog-786357.html We39ve stopped for a catch up clean and a little bike maintenance and have managed to down load a number of photos.The raft trip down the Colorado. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Grand-Canyon-National-Park/blog-786355.html We are packed and anticipating heading to PHX by 900am tomorrow. Our flight does not depart until 230pm from PHX and so we plan to meet up with our old neighbors Rowena and Doug for an early lunch and to catch up I have been battling a head cold or so I thought and decided to head to UrgentCare this afternoon. The verdict I have Sinusitis and have a cadre of drugs to help me great bette http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Tucson/blog-785958.html After the Grand Canyon one might be disapointed with the next stop but no we were not. When we started planning this trip I bought a huge map of WEST USA and put red stickers on all the places I wanted to go ... then we got real about the distances and time factor and Suzanne said she wanted to go to Grand Canyon and Monument Valley and so we said anything else would be a bonus....well we have http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Monument-Valley/blog-785551.html We39ve done it the Grand Canyon.We travelled from Sedona to Flagstaff where we stopped at a Downtown Diner for pancakes and french toast and blueberries with half a gallon of maple syrup we then took the Old Fort Valley Road avoiding a busy highway....a great route with beautiful pine forests and snow toped mountain views. When we stopped at Valle we filled up the gas see I am talking am http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Grand-Canyon-National-Park/blog-785447.html Out of order but hopefully will tie up with previous blogs http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Kingman/blog-785341.html Rode from Kingman to Williams Arizona via route 66. Stopped for breakfast at one of the classic tourist route 66 joints. See photos.Uneventful journey over wide open plains. Passed a group of Eagle rider tours and felt pleased we hadn39t gone down that road a little too organised.Arrived early afternoon with the idea of getting a little more organised on the electronic front no joy. Williams http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Williams/blog-785339.html Its taken a while but have found someone who was able to help us access photographs from the camera. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Williams/blog-785335.html 7th May 2013Packed up the bikes and headed off to Joshua Tree National Park. Was chuffed to find we could buy an annual pass that would get us both and the bikes into all national parks thought we would have to have one each so saved 80 bucks.The drive through the park is spectacular desert with astounding rock formations not to mention the odd Joshua tree. Chose our stop and set up camp. Ther http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Kingman/blog-785181.html Jon and Joyce got the new tires put on their rig this morning so we didn39t leave out of Tucson until around noon. We made our way up west of Phoenix to a SMALL town called Tonopah. Not much in this little town but a huge 355 spaces RV park. They cater to the snowbirds so this time of year the park is almost empty. Works good for us.Tomorrow we are off to head up the Colorado river on the b http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Quartzsite/blog-784741.html ... some quick pictures from Sedona39s single track festival Fun trails to ride with some pretty amazing scenery in the back. We both enjoyed a group ride or two some post ride parties and talking shop over pizza. Today Jo had an easy day and took the wife out for a ride Kona had a successful trip of treasures in Sedona with a ball tally of 9 We have no idea how she finds them but she cle http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Sedona/blog-784718.html ...quick update from the road as we are heading out of Sedona. It39s been fun weekend taking in the mountain bike festival we both enjoyed shredding the red as the call it here Some fun action shots to come I held my own but definitely am far from keeping up with Jo We also got a swim in today at the community pool where all the champion Triathletes train the elevation is pretty high http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Sedona/blog-784656.html Last two days in Vegas went by in flash Suz and Tracie flew to join me on Thursday and there was lots more walking up and down the Strip day and night to see the Bellagio Fountains 3or 4 times Caesar39s Palace not to mention the volcano at the Mirage...and for those of you who havent seen my FB page the great news that my 10 stake whch Richard had sent me saying I had to make a bet wa http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Sedona/blog-784649.html We spent the day relaxing grocery shopping doing laundry and walking the dogs. We also introduced Jon and Joyce to Eegee39s. Yum... http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Tucson/blog-784499.html Have you ever wanted to do something spontaneousOne evening I packed my bags. I looked online for any last minute airplane flights. I took a taxi to O39Hare airport.And I flew to Pheonix Arizona. I did not have a plan at all.It was 200am when I was at O39Hare airport. I was upgraded to first class and went to sleep on the airplane. At 700am I woke up in Pheonix Arizona rented a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Tucson/blog-784490.html It was a little chilly when we got up this morning in Las Cruces but it quickly warmed up by the time we hit the road around 8. We had just hit the road after stopping for gas when Jon Joyce called out on the radio that their tire monitor system alarm had gone off. Yep the tire that replaced the one that blew was quickly going down... Jon and Joe are now experts at changing an RV tire. Joyce a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Tucson/blog-784262.html Summer is almost here again and it39s time for Sally and I to hit the road. We had such a fantastic time camping in Connecticut last year with friends and family that we will be returning to New England again this year. We have added another month to this years trip since it was still a little too warm when we came back home last September. We will be leaving around the 27th of May and will ret http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/blog-783967.html We see the seconds disappearing quickly Suitcases are out packing has begun. Minds are racing as we consider the vastness of this trip. We are really overcome with excitement Officially on vacation from work then a day to complete the packing and details Stay tuned http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/blog-783638.html