Today We Are At
Ridgeview RV Park
Bullhead City Arizona
I can't keep calling my posts of late
as "Catch Up" , so before I finish this one, a new title has to come
to mind.
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| Pat &Rob taking in the view |
After Tijeras, New Mexico, we were
onto Page Springs RV Park near Page Springs Arizona. Here we spent four nights
down in a valley with no cell or internet service, no worries. Each day as we
went on our daily excursions, we could get service and catch up to the world, while at
least with family back home. There were two places that were on the to do list,
Sedona and Jerome. We went to Sedona to catch some views, finding a parking
spot up Airport Road, we snapped pictures and walked down the trail to another
hill where we could take some beautiful shots.
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| Beautiful Red Rock of Sedona |
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| Hiking down the trail |
The second excursion was to the town
of Jerome, a onetime ghost town, 1800 feet up the mountain from Cottonwood , on
Hwy 89A, a two lane narrow road. Well worth the drive to take in this scenic
and historical town.
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| Scenic view from Jerome |
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| The four buddies in Jerome |
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| I liked the name of this Inn, in Jerome |
We made one more trip to Sedona to
take some sunset pictures and then out to eat at Carls Jr, one of our favorites.
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| Sunset at the Sedona Airport |
We moved on with our next destination
being Alamo Lake State Park. We have been here before, but always like coming
back to this beautiful park, with the scenic view of the lake, dam and of
course the burros.
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| Almost gone |
To get there, we took Hwy 89A to
Cottonwood, them Hwy 260 to I-17 to Hwy 169 to Hwy 60 into Prescott Az. From
here we took Hwy 89 to 71 and then 60 to Alamo Lake Rd.
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| Just leaving Prescott |
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| Clemson taking in the views |
The interesting part of this journey,
was the trek on Hwy 89. We didn't know what this road would be like, straight, two
or four lane, up and down or winding back and forth. I can now tell you that it
wasn't straight or four lane, but what a drive. I was in my glory driving this
road of twenty to thirty-five mph twists, turns, ups and downs with top speeds
of forty- five mph.
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| Hairpin turns |
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| Twist and turns |
There is another aspect to this drive
that is just as important, that is, this is where we started to see the Arizona
that we have come to love. You have to be able to see the magnificent beauty
and ruggedness of the desert, it's vegetation
and colour. It was on this stretch of the journey that we saw our first
"King of the Desert", the mighty saguaro cactus, stag horns, teddy
bear, prickly pear and beaver tail to name a few. Then there is the colour, the
mountains share their hues of brown, Terra cotta and beige to sand colours. The
desert floor of black and grey rock and dirt with a vegetation of greens and
browns. I don't know how to describe it any different and the pictures just
don't relay what we see.
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| King of the Desert, the Mighty Saguaro |
I hope that you get the chance to
come to Arizona and see and fall in love with this beautiful state. A special
shout out to " The Bayfield Bunch", Al, Kelly and Phebes, who used to
have a home in this area and love it as much as we do, this is where we first met them.
I think this is a good place to end
this post, to be sure there is more to come. So until the next time, take care
and stay safe.
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| Beauty |
