Located in southeast Arizona, the small rural community of Bowie (2010 population 449) was our next destination on our trek eastward. Considered high desert at an elevation of 3,750 feet, Bowie is surrounded by the picturesque mountains of Mount Graham reaching …
For sure it was the “darndest place” and it was in the darndest location! Never in our wildest dreams would we have expected to find an ostrich ranch in the middle of the Sonoran Desert. But there it was, right …
Approximately 100 miles west of Yuma, Interstate 8 would take us through Sonoran Desert National Monument and the Maricopa Mountains and Sand Tank Mountains. With every mile, the desert landscape became even more striking with the extensive saguaro cactus forest. We …
Continuing with our exploration of Yuma, everywhere we went there seemed to be advertisements for Medjool dates and for “date shakes”. Always willing to experience the local culture and cuisine, we had to visit Martha’s Gardens Date Farm which was started back in …
It was with very mixed emotions that we left Rancho California on the morning of March 1st, sad to be leaving our friends behind but eager to be on the move again after a three month stay. Our first stop …
Rancho California RV Resort that is, in Aguanga (Uh-waan-guh). That’s where we’ve been since December 1st and for the past three months (see our review). Until our departure from there on March 1st, we were residing on site #559 which we …
Most people who are familiar with Southern California associate Temecula with wine (there are a slew of wineries in the Temecula Valley), but the area has also gained a stellar reputation for turning out another kind of liquid gold – …
Remember that saying from the 1989 movie Field of Dreams starring Kevin Costner where he says “If you build it, he will come.” Well, during our stay in Quartzsite, we went to a place near Parker, AZ that proves that …
When we first started RV’ing, people told us that going to Quartzsite was one of those things you just had to do at least once. Yep, we did it once, joining the Entegra Coach Owner’s Association (ECOA) rally in January, …
Where can you go to see 130 full sized metal sculptures inspired by creatures that roamed the desert millions of years ago? Unless you have been to the small town of Borrego Springs in California to see the Sky Art …
