The name of this state park is a mouthful. But it is entitled, it has a lot to offer! This place came onto our radar when we were talking to fellow Boomers at the Winter Blast. It sounded like a…
Winter Blast
In my previous blog post, I had mentioned we were in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Why? We were there for the Winter Blast! Let’s start with describing what the Winter Blast is. Winter Blast is short for the “30th Annual…
Mohave Wash Trail
Outside Lake Havasu City, Arizona, there is a lot of off-roading. We were camping with the Boomers (again) and some Boomer friends took their Jeep down the Mohave Wash Trail one day. That sounded like fun! We have a Jeep.…
Cibola National Wildlife Refuge
We had finished up at Joshua Tree and had a few days to kill before we were meeting up with friends come the weekend. Where to go next? We pulled out the various maps and apps and discovered a spot…
Joshua Tree National Park
Wow. Just Wow! We had no preconceived notions of what Joshua Tree National Park would be like. When you visit to Yellowstone, you expect geysers. When you visit the Everglades, you expect swamps and alligators. When you visit Joshua Tree,…
Came for two nights…stayed seven
So, what do you do after an epic two week boondocking adventure in Quartzsite? Why you head to a fancy RV resort near Palm Springs of course. Actually, the RV resort is in Indio, just west of Palm Springs. But…
Boomerville in Quartzsite
First…a few definitions to lay the framework for this post. Quartzsite, Arizona – a desert town in Arizona, west of Phoenix, surrounded by BLM land (Bureau of Land Management which means FREE camping). Population most of the year is 3650.…
Rusty’s RV Ranch…again
When we last left you, we were high-tailing it out of Galveston aiming for the Phoenix area. We executed a 5:00 a.m. start in the hopes of avoiding Houston rush hour. Let me just say I think Houston’s rush hour…
Dodging Snowflakes
Let’s set the scene. It’s New Year’s Eve day. We had planned a day to leisurely gather up everything we needed to haul to the RV for a anticipated New Year’s Day departure for warmer weather. Callie had returned to…
Fall 2018 Trip Wrap Up
This is it…week 13 of our Fall 2018 trip. We are almost home and have been visiting family and friends (and their driveways) while we wander eastward. And totally neglected to take any people pictures while visiting all these people!…