Jan 29, 2021 Our plan was to spend the day in Tombstone, AZ. We arrived in town just before 10 am and it was cold and windy. Mostly windy, so it was a little uncomfortable. Most of the places opened at 10 am or later, so it was pretty quiet the first hour we were …
Monthly Archives: January 2021
More Airplanes in the Desert
Jan 28, 2021 We spent the entire day at the Pima Air and Space Museum. It is on the southeast side of Tuscon and is 80 acres of planes. There are 4 huge indoor hangers, then many planes displayed on the grounds between the hangers. We were there when it opened and didn’t leave until …
Ruins and Airplanes in the Desert
Jan 24-27, 2021 We left KOFA around 10 am and drove back into Quartzite. This gave us a chance to dump the PortaPotti and drive to town. We parked in the church parking lot to access the WIFI so we could get online to watch our church service. Just as we pulled into town, the …
King of Arizona
Jan 23, 2021 It was a windy night with lightening and thunder, but no rain at our camp. In the morning we drove into Lake Havasu City and stopped at London Bridge. We walked the waterfront and took a few pictures. It was sad to see all the closed businesses. There only a few people …
The Lake in the Desert
Jan 21, 2021 Last night was our coldest night of the trip. We were camped at about 5,000 feet and it got down to 27 deg. With the electric blanket we were not too cold, but my head got cold. We took our time to get moving in the morning, but were back on the …
Where the Water is Bad
Jan 20, 2021 Last night was one of the windiest night we have ever spent in the van. One problem with our van is the poptop, it’s like a big sail and really catches the wind. It kept our van rocking back and forth through the night. A couple of times the wind stopped and …
King of the Desert
Jan 19, 2021 We made the bumpy trip from camp back to the highway. We aired the tires back up to highway pressures at the gas station and then drove into the southern part of the park. The first stop was at the Keane Wonder Mine site. Much of the old mining structures were preserved, …
No Stars in Star Wars Canyon
Jan 17, 2021 It was a warm night and morning so we got out of bed earlier than normal. As we were leaving camp a Park Ranger drove by. We stopped her and told her about the vandalism we witnessed at the Racetrack. I gave her the pictures and video and she was glad to …
Magic Rocks on the Racetrack
Jan 16, 2021 Last night we were the only ones in the center of a 100 square mile valley and it was dead quiet. However, a car drove by about 6 am to break the silence. After breakfast we drove from Teakettle Junction to the Racetrack. The Racetrack Playa is an almost perfectly round dry …
Entering the Valley of Death
Jan 15, 2021 We were up pretty early and left camp a little after 8 am. About 10 miles down the road was the ghost town of Rhyolite, NV. Just before town was the Goldwell Open Air Museum. It contained some interesting displays. We walked around and took a few pictures. We then continued to …
