RoadHoppers

So, remember my legs and the wonderful ugly bright red "hickey" I had? Well it cleared up really fast and there is no more swelling or anything but I was still a little apprehensive about going on any more hikes for at least a few days. Uh, but, yeah... so much for that. So this morning we left at 10:00 for a slow and short walk down the road: regular tennis shoes; 3 bottles of water (one for each of us); no hiking boots; no walking sticks; no food; no overnight gear (okay so the last couple things are a bit of a stretch). In other words we were not prepared for the "road ahead". The first obstacle we had to face were the guardians in the lower camping area. A camper there has two gi-hugic ... read more

It is a day like this one that inspires me to think about this life of mine. I'm 50 years old and I'm retired. I love my husband with a love I never dreamed could have existed before I met him. We live in a 36' RV and have started living a life that a lot of people have dreamed of but may never be able to experience! This is a life that is blessed beyond measure. We have entered a new phase of our trip now. We have really enjoyed our previous stops and the people we have met on this years trip to Arizona, but now we are alone. We have graduated to the "us" zone. Boondocking where no one else is or will be, surrounded by mountains, valleys, rivers, calm and quiet, and ... read more

We had a great dinner and visit with Sara's mom, Christina and her boyfriend, Bill. We were supposed to barbeque, but it was so windy and nasty out that we decided to go the the Miner's Camp restaurant a couple miles away. It was a pretty good dinner, but what made the night was the company! We really enjoyed our time with them and wish we had been able to spend more time together. Maybe next time! We will probably spend more time in Apache Junction next time we come to AZ because there is way more to do here than there is in Parker. Don't know how the weather will compare though, so we'll have to keep our eye on it. We have done our first hike this year and have realized how much we ... read more

We had such a wonderful time with our friends Dan, Linda and their son, Brian. It was a short but very fun visit. We learned a new card game and met some new friends who were also staying with them, Gary and Martha. I learned that Gary is responsible for teaching Linda how to fish. Now she can't get enough of the pike up in Montana. Bob and I plan to take full advantage of that experience and elleviate Seely Montana of some Pike ourselves this Summer! So, anyway, after a couple practice runs and playing as individuals we played Hand and Foot two nights in a row girls vs. guys. We wiped the floor with the boys! I seem to remember that last year we managed to do the same thing at sequence... Bob and ... read more

Last summer was so great! We have met such wonderful friends and great neighbors; attended our grandson’s 6th birthday party; sold a boat load of things out of our massive amounts of “stuff” in storage; got the property all set up for the trailer and shop; traded the Kia in on a mountain goat; explored parts of the mountains we could never have gotten to in the Kia; and saw a lot of wildlife. I know I haven’t kept up very well on our blog, but we have virtually no internet on the property. The only way we were able to get online was to go into Republic which is about 30 miles from the property. I was usually on long enough to check some mail, do our bills, catch up with the family on facebook ... read more