Month: March 2017

                                   

Jodi and I went to the Goldfield Ghost Town here next to the Lost Dutchman State Park… A neat little ghost town. A few nice little shops around the town, and even a Saloon, where we did grab a few drinks. Before we stopped in the saloon, we saw a gun fight in the middle of the town.. Yes it was fun…..Here are some pictures..

Some more pictures of the Goldfield Ghost town..

Had a nice 4.1 hike in the Lost Dutchman Superstitions Mountain area, the Tonto National Forest.. Nice long hike, and it was up and down the mountain.  Lots of lizards and rattle snakes out, but we didn’t run into any snakes…

A Coyote Sun Clock!!

Some of the Cactus are blooming this time of the year too.. Very pretty and colorful here.

   

After our hike we then had a nice visit with a couple that we became friends with before we went full timing Rving a year ago. Their name is Rob and Sherry Scribner. They have a few online sites that are about them and their Rv/Boating life style.  We were doing a lot of research on our new life style that we were about to embark.  Their videos helped us tremendously in our first year, and now we have learned a lot on our own, and I am thinking of sharing many of those experiences with any of you out there that are thinking of full timing. We had a great visit with them here in Lost Dutchman State Park, and finally had a chance to meet them and also Cinder there Lab. They have decided to buy a house and live in Mesa, AZ for now… Taking a break from full time Rving. Some of their YouTube sites include RV Talk Radio, RV Travel Buddy, Outdoor Travel Channel and Arizona Talk Radio… Check them out.

We also had a chance to go to a small town 11 miles from the Lost Dutchman State Park called Tortilla Flat… It has a population of 6 people. They are the ones who own the town.. A cute place, but to get to it, it is a real curvy up and down roads that will make you say Wow, white knuckle driving!!  Up that way there are three lakes, and a dam, the Roosevelt Dam, and the three lake are Canyon Lake, Apache Lake and Roosevelt Lake with Dam. The road after Tortilla Flat is dirt road to the dam, and it is a washboard dirt road all the way.. Did not want to ride out there in the truck, to bumpy. Had a live band called the Tortilla Flat Band.. They were pretty good, did an Eagle song Take It Easy, in Winslow Arizona.. lol

Canyon Lake

Tortilla Flat, Arizona

 

The Tortilla Band

 

Coming soon!!

I am working on a video of the Lost Dutchman State Park. Our Camp site # 55 and the view we had for 10 days.. Will let you know when you can click on it in the menu above so you can see it.

We are heading back to New York the end of this week, and will be stopping in 5 more states to add to our travel map.. We are sad we won’t make it to the Grand Canyon, but I am not willing to take my chances with snow and ice on the roads. They are still having snow up there. Please be praying for our safe travels back through tornado alley. There has been a lot of tornadoes in the states we are going to travel though to get back to NY.. Just last night there was a few that touched down in Texas, and killed 3 storm chasers. Not fun at all trying to dodge the bad weather, but it is part of the RV lifestyle. We just have to pay attention to the weather and signs and take cover when we can… Keep us in your prayers please…

On to New Mexico after a few more stops in AZ. Stay tuned and see what we are doing next…                 The Bobble Head Travelers,   Mark and Jodi…..

 

We made it to a State Park that we have been wanting to see for some time, we wanted a view and we got it… We could not wait to get here because of the View. We are here for the next week. A cold front just came through last night and dropped 9 to 12 inches of snow at the Grand Canyon and all across I-40 in and around flagstaff, AZ… Jodi and I were going to go to the Grand Canyon after our visit here at the Lost Dutchman, but now the weather is showing to be some snow and ice for the next few weeks. We had to cancel our trip to Grand Canyon! We are upset because we are less than 300 miles from the Canyon and we were really looking forward to it. We have a lot of Rv years ahead of us, so when we head out to see California, we will make the Grand Canyon a stop for sure later in the spring time, not April, more like May.. So now we are just going to take a detour and still head to Albuquerque, NM.

Above in the menu  bar is the photos of Lost Dutchman State Park. I took all of them and have more later this week to add… check them out.  Just a few sample pics…

 

Our camp site # 55

 

We have a few more states to add to our travel map and then we will be back in NY for the summer.   We have New Mexico, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia.

We are going to stop in Gettysburg again just before heading back to the Schuttler Keuka Lake Resort. We will continue to update you at all of our stops along our way to NY..

 

For now, stay tuned and we will post some more nice pics of Arizona…