Blogs from Cottonwood, Arizona, United States, North America - page 2

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

Thanks for everyone's comments. We are settled in at Thousand Trails in Verde Valley, AZ. I’m learning Windows 7 on our new computer. This is why I haven’t answered blog comments or emailed in awhile. Tom and I had our physicals and he also saw his cardiologist. He is doing great! I have my foot out of its cast and have been playing pickleball for a few weeks now! Friends Ed and Sandy were here, and I made new PB friends of Toni and Kathy and am getting reacquainted with Jim from Lake Whitney TT. Newbies Jeannie and Larry are learning the game too. So we have enough players for a game until January. (Hi temp in the 70's and low around 38.) (Ya’ll come!) We are staying here through April. This is the first time ... read more

Here we go! We are in Cottonwood at Dead Horse Ranch. It got it's name from the family who originally settled here. They had looked at several different ranches in the area and the one they chose was the one with the "dead horse" on it. When they sold the area to the State, there was a stipulation that the name remain "Dead Horse Ranch". It is a beautiful area. There is a big lagoon in the park that we drove to before we headed for the camping area. It's a really nice day area for picnicing - even had a couple of pretty herons right on the shore. On the way here, we saw this town way up in the hills and found out that it is an old mining town called Jerome. Cottenwood was ... read more