Gretchen'S Inn Bullhead City

If you are reading this, and we warned you not to, here is why....<br><br>When we left the Grand Canyon we drove for a few hours that night and stayed in lovely Needles, California, right on the border of Arizona. So thats it, just where we slept for the night, before we headed up to Yosemite National Park.<br><br>We just wanted our map to be accurate, hence the reason for this post.<br><br>Till Yosemite, a real post you can read.<br><br>Nic and Jess<br>

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We picked up the RV today in Los Angeles, it's fantastic. A 32 foot (10m) home on wheels with 3 beds, shower, toilet, air conditioner, stove and fridge. This will be my home for the next 21 days.<br>We are headed to Northern Arizona (Bullhead City, AZ) tonight. Boy is it hot, 108F (30+ celcius).<br>

... I dont know how) and today there are maybe 100 . Oatman lives off of tourism. What a neat little town in the middle of absolutely nothing. I was treated to a gunshow, a navajo taco, and a conversation with a local and a historian. My luck ceases to amaze me. I left Oatman with a grin from ear to ear and once again I was alone of the desert roads. Ill put it into perspective I was ...

... of them. They wander the streets trying to get people to feed them. The town gets much of it's identity from them. Jackass Junction would be a good example. The main street was full of shops and restaurants but the biggest name in Oatman is the Oatman Hotel. It's claim to fame is that Clark Gable and Carole Lombard spent their honeymoon ...

... us. As we traveled along, we noted on the map that we would have to cross the river a few times to follow the trail. At some points, "bridges" were formed out of logs and tree roots. On these, Andrew would cross first, then I would pass him the camera and our daypack and leap across after. We thought we had reached Beaver Falls when our trail ended at the shore of the river ...

... and allowing the mist from the water to bring down our body temperature, like nature's air conditioner. This, we discovered, is the place to be at the hottest part of the day. Couples and children were strewn about, relaxing on air mattresses and towels, throwing sticks for the local dogs who would adopt anyone as owner. From above the falls, we stopped to take a ...

... passed the time sitting in the small pool of water that collected with rock walls that form in the stream over time. We would amuse ourselves watching the tiny fish that were caught or laughing at the people who would drift by in inner tubes, nearly catapulting themselves into trees along the bank. So despite, having to use smelly Port-a-Potties and worrying about whether or not we could drink the water, our campsite and campground was serene and peaceful.

... s a bit Pirandello-esque with the 'blue men' walking out into the audience and the dividing line between player and observer being manipulated and altered. It's also a lot of excellent drumming and a lot funnier than I expected. What made the experience sweeter is that Matt had won $100 in a slot machine earlier in the day so that, along with the discount really did make it a much more 'do-able' thing! (Don't worry, we lost $16 the following day!) We tried to see ...

... had some great stories to tell. I went in to some of the Casinos to have a stroll around. Had dinner at a Mexican restaurant which I suppose is kind of funny when I was sitting beside a recreation of the canals of Venice, complete with gondolas lazily going by with gondoliers singing opera. The food was great though. The trip back to the hotel was memorable because of the taxi driver. He was a Russian guy who had been in the States for about 3 ...