Quite a bit to catch up on, it’s cold and rainy here and Gary is working on the taxes. I have our lodging planned through March. We bought a Jetpack from Verizon so we don’t use all our data using hotspots with our phones. You will be seeing more posts…hope you enjoy our travels as much as we do.
We have been spending time south of I-10 to keep out of the winter weather that everyone has been experiencing. Here we are in Palm Springs on Thanksgiving Day.
We have been busy seeing a lot of the country. One of the ways people RV on a full time basis is to boomdock, which is dry camping on BLM land or National Forest, it’s free or a minimal fee but you need to be self sufficient – no water or electricity. We checked out one of these areas once we left Palm Springs, the price might be right but I want to have something to do where I’m staying. I like trees, water and some green around me…..none was around Quartsite, Arizona, where we boomdocked.
We left the desert and made our way to Sedona, Arizona. So beautiful and actually looked at houses there, however the many spiritual vortexes (or vortices) in the area tend to make the real estate a bit pricey. Plus we wondered how well we would fit in over time. Just doesn’t seem like Gary’s thing. 😉
The weather was a bit chilly and very few people this time of year in Sedona. Dead Horse Ranch State Park was a great campground. A little bit of Christmas cheer with lights strung in our campsite:)
The beginning of December we longed for a little warmer weather so we made our way to Lost Dutchman State Park, not far from Scottsdale, Arizona, the Northeastern part of Phoenix. The state parks in Arizona have been such a treat. Nice campsites and most have electricity and water.
Not only was the weather nice but the scenery was gorgeous – just don’t walk barefoot anytime!
From the cowboy church
We’ve seen a lot of bars with bills tacked to the ceiling but never cowboy boots….
We left the Phoenix area and camped at Kartchner Caverns State Park, Southeast of Tucson. This is a snapshot from our campsite.Christmas Eve at our campsiteMy first foil tree EVER!Christmas Eve HikeShannon and Matthew decorating their first Christmas tree in their house in TucsonOpening presentsChristmas Breakfast in TucsonLove visiting with Ron and Phyllis, Gary’s sister and brother-in law in PhoenixChristmas sisters, Jodi and Janell, Ron and Phyllis’s daughtersThe family…
Thought I’d do a quick gallery of Christmas Pictures. It was so much fun having family to spend time with for the holidays, we love being able to visit so much with Shannon and Matt and Phyllis and Ron.
Wandering Judy 
I especially like the cowboy boots! Curious on how that happens.