After spending a few days at Canyon de Chelly on Navajo Nation Reservation lands, David and I moved our rig to Farmington, NM. This city will serve as our base to explore several places in the surrounding area and to catch up with our good friends, Glenn and Marsha, who live nearby. We have stayed … Continue reading Four States in One Afternoon
Canyon de Chelly National Monument has been on our “wish list” of places to go for quite some time now. We had planned to visit it two years ago but they closed it due to COVID. Located in northeastern Arizona on Navajo Reservation lands, the national monument is actually owned by the Navajo Tribal Trust. … Continue reading Canyon de Chelly – Navajo Nation
What does the Petrified Forest National Park and Costa Rica have in common? At one time the land in northeastern Arizona was at the same latitude as current day Costa Rica and it was a tropical rain forest. What remains is preserved in one of America’s oldest parks, which was declared a national monument in … Continue reading Knock on Wood?
Once the temperature reached triple digits in Phoenix, David and I decided to head for the hills. Not exactly the hills but to higher elevation where it was cooler. Our first stop was the town of Payson, AZ which sits at about 5,000 ft. above sea level. The climate was much more pleasant there. The … Continue reading It’s Cooler on the Rim
Superstition Mountain at Sunset Celia and I had planned to be in cooler temperatures by now but life sometimes changes your plans. We had been staying in Benson, AZ at the Escapees Park, which is a wonderful place to visit. While we were there, we spent the day in the Emergency department in Tucson. After … Continue reading Arizona’s Third Largest City – Mesa
Piddlin' Around 