“I bet that you want to drive the train,” Bob says as he welcomes me to the Benson Visitor Center, “all the kids do.” Nailed it, Bob – a chance to drive the train is exactly my reason for stopping in. This is my first stop of several touristy visits I plan in the area […]
Arizona
Cracking Things Wide Open in Arizona
Trying to get a snack before Monday night jam at the RV Park. With so many fun activities, mechanical challenges and musical events to indulge in or deal with, I hardly ever get to sit at my computer and share. With winds gusting near 50 today, I think I will stay inside my rocking RV […]
Are We Nuts?
When my friends and I are not shivering in our RVs waiting for the weather to remember that we are in Arizona NOT Alaska, we search for adventures all around us. I spend a sunny spring like day at the Tubac Art and Craft show one recent Saturday. I refrain from purchasing any of the […]
Is the Grass Any Bluer in the Desert?
My first exposure to Bluegrass in the desert is the Agri-Country Buegrass festival in Casa Grande, Arizona. Although tiny, this weekend festival includes a car show and an interesting offering of food choices. I spend only one day enjoying the performances so I can save up my energy for the musical festivities in Blythe, California […]
Fiddlin’ Around in Benson, AZ
Before we start climbing the shelf road in our jeeps, Leyman stops the convoy and walks back to my window. In a deep, somber voice he says, “I called to get the road conditions up ahead before we left and a photographer who travels up here all the time told me that his last trip […]
Fabulous Farewell Flash Mob
Spring arrives with bittersweet promises. While I prepare to move on to Utah and ultimately summer in Spearfish, I am sad to leave my many friends here in Arizona. I hustle to take care of the few remaining maintenance items that the RV needs before I depart. Farewell dinners or lunches, last chance off road […]
