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| Aaron Weisgerber's Going Away Gathering |
On October 2nd we left Bend to head toward Tucson
where we will stay at Desert Trails for at least 3 and probably 4 months. Of the two or 3 places we stayed last year,
this was our favorite and we made some good friends. Plus, there are tons of activities: yoga,
bocci ball, card game nights, bingo, and free music one or two times a week,
just to state a few.
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| Storm Pooper and Party Pooper |
From Bend, we made it to Lakeview, OR for one night’s
stay. We then headed on to Sparks,
Nevada for 3 nights because Mike wanted to show me Virginia City. Little did we know that we would pick the
weekend where they had their annual outhouse races. It was quite a site (http://www.visitvirginiacitynv.com/events/world-championship-outhouse-races.html).
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| Sam's Town Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas |
After Virginia City, we stayed one night in Hawthorne,
NV. Not much to say about this park
because it was pretty much in the middle of nowhere. The next day we headed to Las Vegas at Sam’s
Town RV park. I had never been to Las
Vegas so it was my one-time experience. So,
now I’ve been there and done that.
Every once in a while during our travels, we run into some very unique/whacky little places.
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| White Hills AZ Gas Station |
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| White Hills, AZ Gas Station |
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| Route 66, Seligman, AZ |
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| Bob and Momi Dean, Prescott, AZ |
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| Jerome, AZ - Stairs from one street to another |
Our next stop was Willow Lake RV Park in Prescott, AZ. I honestly wouldn’t recommend this place to
anyone, but it was the only place available in town. We stayed here 9 days so we could catch up
with our friends, Momi and Bob Dean. We
enjoyed a number of escapades. Downtown
Prescott was actually pretty cool and they have their own Brewery. The biggest surprise we encountered during our
visit was the town of Jerome, located between Prescott and Flagstaff. Its claim to fame is “America’s Most Vertical City” and “Largest Ghost Town in America”. Founded
in1876, the town sits at 5,200 feet in elevation on Cleopatra Hill and during
its hay day (1920) it had a population of 15,000 people. The town mined mostly copper but had both
gold and silver veins as well. At one
point, the miners were blasting so near the town that several buildings collapsed
or slid down the hill. Today it’s still quite
a happening place. They have a really
good rock band, Llory Mcdonald and Combo Deluxe. Most of the city’s current
residents are artists or hermits. It was
well worth the visit. If you enjoy ghost
towns, I recommend visiting their website for more information (http://www.azjerome.com/jerome/).
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| Jerome Hotel now owned by a private individual, Jerome, AZ |
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| Sonoma, AZ - Red Hills |
After Prescott, we bee-lined it
down to Tucson and started our wintering 12 days early (October 20th). We’ve had a good year of traveling, but it’s
nice to spend some time with the same ground under our feet.
So, for the time we are settled in
here, I’ll not be doing any more blogs but will likely post pictures straight
to Facebook.
Until later…
