November 2017 – My Quantum Discovery

Nifty Nostalgia In Barstow, CA

Posted on November 30, 2017 by LindaJune 14, 2018

Barstow, CA, was our next destination, to be exact Shady Lane RV Park (review coming), a 160 mile drive traveling west on I-40 from Vista Del Sol RV Resort. Knowing that gas prices in CA were considerably higher than AZ, the first order …

Back To Bullhead City

Posted on November 30, 2017 by LindaJuly 11, 2018

No Thanksgiving dinner in a Walmart parking lot for us! Despite striking out at several other RV parks, we were able to make a reservation for a 10 day stay at Vista Del Sol RV Resort, a 55+ gated adult …

Cruisin’ On The Colorado!

Posted on November 15, 2017 by LindaJune 14, 2018

Now that we had seen the man made marvel, Hoover Dam, by land and from above, we thought how about seeing it by water and from below? How awesome that would be! The more we thought about it, the more …

Man Made Marvels – Part Two

Posted on November 14, 2017 by LindaJuly 11, 2018

How often do you get to see two man made engineering marvels in such close proximity to each other? We did! All in the same day! The Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge or Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge is an arch bridge that spans the Colorado …

Man Made Marvels – Part One

Posted on November 14, 2017 by LindaJune 14, 2018

Hoover Dam. Oh, my how different things were since our last visit in the late 1980’s! Not the dam itself of course but everything around it. The Hoover Dam bypass road and Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Bridge was the most …

Willow Beach and Beyond

Posted on November 13, 2017 by LindaJune 14, 2018

After saying goodbye to the braying burros of Oatman and Tradewinds RV Park in Golden Valley, AZ, we headed north on US-93 to our next destination, Willow Beach Campground & RV Park (review coming) in Willow Beach, AZ, about an hour’s drive. …

Oatman, AZ – A Living Ghost Town

Posted on November 13, 2017 by LindaJuly 11, 2018

After our somewhat intimidating drive through the harsh terrain of the Black Mountains on historic Route 66, who would have expected that an escort would greet us as we approached the small quirky town of Oatman? Was he a member …

A Red Raven & Braying Burros

Posted on November 12, 2017 by LindaJune 14, 2018

After saying goodbye to Trailer Village and the Grand Canyon, we landed once again at the Grand Canyon Railway RV Resort in Williams, AZ (hard to beat that half price Passport America rate) to regroup and figure out what our future …

Navajo Tacos Anyone?

Posted on November 7, 2017 by LindaJune 14, 2018

Boy, soaking up all of the spectacular scenery and absorbing all of the history at Desert View Watchtower, sure makes a person hungry! Someone had told us about the restaurant at the Cameron Trading Post so instead of heading back …

A Watchtower With A View

Posted on November 7, 2017 by LindaSeptember 17, 2020

Sitting at the far eastern edge of the Grand Canyon National Park is the Desert View Watchtower, our favorite Colter architectural masterpiece and the last one we would visit during our stay. Assigned by the Fred Harvey Company in 1931 …

My Quantum Discovery

Not all who wander are lost...

Monthly Archives: November 2017

Nifty Nostalgia In Barstow, CA

Back To Bullhead City

Cruisin’ On The Colorado!

Man Made Marvels – Part Two

Man Made Marvels – Part One

Willow Beach and Beyond

Oatman, AZ – A Living Ghost Town

A Red Raven & Braying Burros

Navajo Tacos Anyone?

A Watchtower With A View