Blogs from Arizona, United States, North America - page 7

This is Tom's and my 53rd Christmas together. As Tom and I had lunch today, it occurred to me we have come “full circle”. In no particular order let us see just how… In 1969 we left Seattle in early September for our life together as Mr. and Mrs. Dyer, from our parents’ homes. In 2022 we left the Seattle area in late September for our life together as Mr. and Mrs. Dyer, retired. “Homeless from our 30-year residence”. It was just the two of us. Far from home to Pensacola FL. Career ahead This year, it is just the two of us, in Yuma, far from home. Retirement ahead Our first home was a rented mobile home in a mobile home park in Florida. Our new home is our own Arctic Fox 37-foot 5th wheel, ... read more

Our next stop was Tombstone Territories RV Resort located southeast of Tucson. We visited nearby Tombstone- walkiing the boardwalk streets and watching a re-enactment of the Shoot-out at the OK Corral. Mike found a new belt buckle in one of the Tombstone gift shops. Lois picked up postcards and we bought some pecans and pistachios at a farm in Benson. The next day we drove into Saguaro National Park East. The Visitor Center movie was interesting and worth sitting through. We drove the 8-mile one-way loop with great overlooks and stopped to hike part of the Mica & Cactus Forest Trails. It was like being on another planet.... read more

YOU CAN CLICK ON ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT - RECOMMENDED - THEN GO BACK TO THE BLOG OR GO THROUGH THE 39 PHOTOS IN THAT ENLARGED FORMAT - CLICK ON 'NEXT' OR 'PREVIOUS' OR ON A NUMBER BENEATH THE PHOTOS. I PUT LOTS OF INFORMATION IN THE PHOTO CAPTIONS SO YOU CAN SKIP THE NARRATIVE, JUST LOOK AT THE ENLARGED PHOTOS AND CAPTIONS AND YOU'LL STILL GET MORE INFORMATION THAN YOU EVER WANTED. TO RETURN TO THE BLOG ENTRY, CLICK YOUR BACK BUTTON OR ON THE NAME OF THE BLOG - BELOW THE NUMBERS ON THE LEFT. As you have probably figured out, these travel blogs are a way for Bernard and me to keep track of our adventures. I can't tell you how many times we've referred to one of our over 80 travel ... read more

Wild wind greeted us when we arrived in Las Vegas, and it came back to send us on our way out, with gusto. As we travelled toward Quartzsite, AZ we saw more new things along the way. The vegetation changed of course from scrub to wiry shrubs to cactus groupings. We saw NOT ONE ANIMAL - no cattle, horses, farms,1 barn, and no water either. But the strangest feeling was the road. We had to leave interstate highways so most of our route was 2-lane US highway, and roads were straight as far as the eye could see. And much of the road through the desert included miles and miles of dips and rises which sometimes felt like a roller coaster. Short stretches even included the old Route 66. Throughout the 2-lane drive, we did not ... read more