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Journal entry – 5 Jan 2016, Tues – Back in Nature
What a lovely way to wake up – to silence. Quickly followed by the opening of the curtains so that we can enjoy the desert landscape. Cacti and shrubs leading out to the nearby mountains – what...
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Journal entry – 6 Jan 2016, Wed – exploring in the Saguaro’s
After breakfast we packed up and headed to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and parked for the day. Left the RV in the lot and headed across the street for the King Canyon trail up to Wasson peak. A...
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Journal entry – 7 Jan 2016, Thurs – muddling through Tucson and Phoenix
Woke up early in the WalMart parking lot. Found a laundry-mat on the GPS with some good-looking coffee/breakfast places next-door so that we could enjoy a treat while taking care of chores. Alas, there...
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Journal entry – 8 Jan 2016, Fri – meandering to Quartzsite
Last night’s WalMart was noisy, so we didn’t sleep so well. Brant called and woke me up (after I’d already turned off the alarm) but I ended up hanging up on him. After breakfast and a quick shopping...
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Journal entry – 9 Jan 2016, Sat – lazy, food day!
I got up with a headache and couldn’t seem to wake up today. So we spent the morning lazing around, reading after breakfast. I took a nap while Ashley finished her book. Seemed like a good day to stay...
View ArticleJournal entry – 10 Jan 2016, Sun – Quick trip into California, stop in...
Slow start this morning. I got some writing done, outlining a book. Eggacados for breakfast, which we haven’t had in some time. Ashley did yoga outside. We transferred water from our external backup to...
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Journal entry – 11 Jan 2016, Mon – Riding into Yuma
After a bit of writing this morning we hopped on the motorcycle and headed south to Yuma, AZ. Roughly 90 miles each way, so a nice ride. Sunny day, but we were still chilled upon arrival. I spotted a...
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Journal entry – 12 Jan 2016, Tues – Walking across London Bridge
After breakfast we geared up and headed north to Lake Havasu City. It was a pretty ride, much hillier and a bit curvier than any of the other rides we’ve been on in the last few days. A real London...
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Journal entry – 13 Jan 2016, Wed – Quartzsite flea markets
After breakfast we headed into town to check out the offerings in the tents. Lots of gems and rocks, the usual tools with RV accessories added in. We managed to escape without spending any money....
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Journal entry – 14 Jan 2016, Thurs – Exploring La Paz Country Park
Lazy morning. After breakfast we hopped on the bicycles and headed out. A quick loop through the park covered it. Everything’s full – the group site is filled with Lazy Days RV’s – it’s a whole...
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Journal entry – 15 Jan 2016, Fri – Back to the Desert
This morning we packed up and prepared to hit the road. We filled up with fresh water and bought drinking water – filling all of the individual containers we have available. Then time to mosey along....
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Journal entry – 16 Jan 2016, Sat – We Caught a Hot Air Balloon!
Woke up to the alarm today and quickly got ready for a trip into town. Before leaving we could see some hot air balloons above the hills, so we weren’t early enough to catch the mass ascension. As we...
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Journal entry – 17 Jan 2016, Sun – Hiking in the Desert
Pulled our mountain bikes off the rack to head up the trail behind the RV. It quickly turned into loose sand/gravel (sand in the desert, whoda thunk it!) so we turned around and went down to the main...
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Journal entry – 18 Jan 2016, Mon – Hiking in the Desert
Good day to stay home. Explored the trail back into the hills that runs behind the RV for a couple of miles. Beautiful country – nothing back there! Spent the afternoon/evening reading. Related posts:...
View ArticleJournal entry – 18 Jan 2016, Mon – Hiking in the Desert
Good day to stay home. Explored the trail back into the hills that runs behind the RV for a couple of miles. Beautiful country – nothing back there! Spent the afternoon/evening reading. Related posts:...
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Journal entry – 20 Jan 2016, Wed – We made it to California!
After breakfast we began winding our way to Joshua Tree National Park. Stopped back at the La Paz County park to empty our tanks and refill our water reservoirs. Then at the WalMart in Parker for a...
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Journal entry – 21 Jan 2016, Thurs – Standing in the Joshua Trees
After breakfast we unloaded the motorcycle and headed back down the freeway a few miles to top off the gas before heading into the park. It’s 47 miles to the other side and the next gas station (which...
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Journal entry – 22 Jan 2016, Fri – Hiking through the Joshua Trees
What a great day! After breakfast we hopped on the motorcycle and headed in through the park to explore the portion that we bypassed yesterday. Our first stop was Split Rock – it’s a picnic area with a...
View ArticleJournal entry – 23 Jan 2016, Sat – Lazy day at home
Just seemed like a great day to stay home. Cleaned, cooked, read, and generally just hung out. Related posts: Journal entry – 9 Jan 2016, Sat – lazy, food day! Journal entry – 4 Jan 2016, Mon – On the...
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Journal entry – 24 Jan 2016, Sun – Moved into Temecula
It’s awfully windy this morning, rocking the RV back and forth. Apparently there was a 4.0 earthquake north of us (about 77 miles) – and so we can say that we’ve experienced a (little) earthquake in...
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