Who We Are

We sold our home in June, 2007, and spent the next 7 1/2 years traveling full time in a Cross Roads Fifth Wheel. (We had been traveling during our summers for several years before going full time.) We loved the full-time lifestyle! Each summer we spent a month or two volunteering in State Parks, first in Indiana at McCormick's Creek State Park, near our family, then in later years as the grandchildren got older, at the Bluewater Lake State Park in New Mexico. We spent 6 months each winter at Cactus Gardens RV Resort in Yuma, AZ, where I worked mornings in the park office. The remaining months were spent on the road, seeing this great country of ours. Our favorite places are our National Parks. Anita loved photography and the freedom of digital photography, taking sometimes hundreds of photos in a day. We hiked as much as our legs will allow. We also really enjoyed square and round dancing as we travel across country, and meeting all the wonderful people who dance and/or travel.

But as in all things, there comes a time for change, and we decided it was time to create roots once more. In the fall of 2014, we purchased a home in Cactus Gardens, and in the spring of 2015, sold the 5th wheel. Anita also retired in the spring. We will continue to travel each summer, but for a shorter period of time. We hope to continue blogging about those trips, but it will obviously be on a more limited basis than in the past.

Please explore our past posts if you are interested in traveling this great country. You'll find an index in the left column. We hope you enjoy our blog, and appreciate all comments

Monday, October 22, 2012

From Grants to Golden Valley

After our week in Grants, the Odoms and we continued on to Arizona.

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The entrance to Arizona via I-40 is quite colorful as the blatant commercialism from decades ago still thrives.  The setting would be dramatic if not for being almost comical with its concrete teepees and animals.

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  We had lunch at a rest stop picnic table.

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We spent the night in a campground in Flagstaff, nice trees, but crowded sites.

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The next couple nights would be spent in Golden Valley, just west of Kingman.

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We drove to Kingman and  looked around at the railroad display, then had the requisite root beer floats in honor of Route 66 which passes through Kingman.

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