Shake down Trip # 2 We have owned our new RV for a bit over a month and did our first shake down trip at Lost Dutchman State Park last month where we hooked up with power to test everything which runs on power. Then we came back home
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Lost Dutchman State Park – Apache Junction, Arizona
It’s time for our shakedown trip! Yep, we bought a new motorhome so we needed to take a trip and test it out. Our goal was to first go somewhere with hookups so we could test all the appliances and equipment which run off power and also check out
Continue readingBuying a Class C – LaMesa RV – Mesa, Arizona
Well, we went and did it again! We bought a Class C, a 2019 Winnebago View 24D (on a 2018 Sprinter Chassis)! We originally had a Class B and then moved to a Class A and after 11 years of RVing we decided to go for a Class C. Maybe
Continue reading2019 – Winter in Arizona
We have spent the winter in the Phoenix area as we prepare for our next adventures with selling our motorhome and tow vehicle and doing a much needed upgrade to both!! We are planning to buy a newer and smaller RV to allow us more flexibility to areas we travel
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We returned from our summer trip and got nicely settled in back at home. It’s was time to prepare our big rig and tow vehicle to sell and then busy ourselves with figuring out what to purchase for a new tow vehicle. THEN what to buy for a new smaller
Continue readingOrchard Canyon at Oak Creek – Sedona, Arizona
It was our anniversary therefore it was time for a trip to Sedona to spoil ourselves with a cabin in the woods and a four course dinner. Orchard Canyon at Oak Creek provided exactly that. Orchard Canyon at Oak Creek is a lovely, romantic lodge nestled in Oak Creek
Continue readingRancho Sedona RV Park – Sedona, Arizona
Disclaimer: We did not stay at this RV Park. We have stayed many times in the Sedona area previously and had always assumed this RV park may be difficult for a big rig to get in and out of so on this trip we decided to do a drive thru
Continue readingBlake Ranch RV Resort – Kingman, Arizona
We drove south from Valley of Fire State Park through Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NRA) to Kingman, Arizona. We like to drive through the Lake Mead NRA instead of through Las Vegas as it makes for a beautiful, quiet, peaceful drive. We love it there. We continued east
Continue readingMonument Valley, Arizona – Out and About
The View Lodge The View Lodge is inside the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park which costs $20 to enter. The fee is a day use fee which provides you access to The Lodge, Visitors Information, the restaurant, and the infamous Valley Drive. Valley Drive – Monument Valley The
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Visitor Center The visitor’s center is across the street from Bonito Campground and within easy walking distance. It is a small facility but filled with interesting facts and a short movie about the volcano. Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument After you depart the visitor’s
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