Oak Tree Inn Yuma

It was a rather tricky drive getting outside of Prescott, Az. That's a road we'll never take again in our motorhome. The road isn't something I'd recommend even if driving a car. Craig earned his stripes that day. Drove thru Quartzite; it looks the same as usual, although ...

... worked fine, and we were able to easily find our way down to the border, even picking up Mexican car insurance before our trek across the border. Once across the border, however, the street sign for one of our turns was no longer in place; the absence of the sign—coupled with the fact that our atlas had no map for Tijuana and we can read only limited Spanish—caused us to circle around for a half hour, until we were able to find the ...

Today's desert run was more like what you would expect from a Jeep Commercial. While most of the trip was smooth sailing, albeit dusty ...

Spent most of the day downloading pictures from camera to computer to back up hard drive . . . so only had a very short time to get out and shoot a few . . .but the pictures I did get are worth sharing . . Jackie

... are nick-named "Jumping Cactus" because they will jump out and get you . . . And sure enough I manage to step on some the one step that I took without looking down where I put my foot today . . Fortunately John and Sallee had a pair of pliers because there was not a pair in our Jeep. And we ...

... at home were probably doing the same thing. We also found a Casino that also provided us with amusing entertainment. That reminds me, once we had been in this city for a couple of weeks you become pretty confident on being able to get around. Well one night we decide to go out to the casino ( about a 20 min drive) and we get lost, ends up taking about an hour and twenty minutes to get there. It was quite scenic with us going past the state penitentiary and ...

... for the night and continue another eight hours the next day. They also install the new front springs which turns out to be a gruesome job. Sore, bleeding, worn out hands do not hamper the joy that Dom feels at finally having Eve well again.  From here we make our way to Sacramento to pick up solar panels. The weather is warming and it seems we are finally free from the grasp of winter. We do not take the time in Sacramento to install the panels and stow them safely until we ...

... We lasted 2 hours. That is pretty good for us and socializing. I can only talk so long. No games were announced and that was a bummer for a lot of us. Our path was lit with lumminates on both sides of the road as we walked home. The moon was so bright in a black sky. A good time was had by all, but everyone's bedtime is probably around 8 pm!!!! JK. Dale and I wish you all a Happy New Year and may God bless you richly throughout the year.

... we drove out of the desert and spent a week at Mountain Lakes Resort in the Lytle Creek. Mountain Lakes is a peaceful campground located not far from San Bernardino in a secluded, scenic valley surrounded by majestic mountains. Contrary to Indian Waters in Indio, where they were ending their 'season' and were actually closing for the hot summer months, Mountain Lakes although they're open all year, they did not ...

Well we spent 2 nights in Yuma (trailer park capital of the universe) in order to wait for a satellite part and stock up before the crossing at Mexicali into Mexico. See some pics of the park and area. It is a pretty flat and desolate place with a few casinos and very near the California line. We had a good time anyway....they got a great super walmart.