Radisson Hotel 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 ...

... that day and not sure how to get to the government border office without re-crossing, we opted to cross back into the U.S. for the night and simply try again Monday morning. So instead of spending the late afternoon and evening looking for a motel, we spent an hour waiting in line to re-enter the U.S., during which time we spent the bulk of our time saying &#8220;No, thank you&#8221; to the hundreds of food and souvenir vendors standing amid the traffic.<br><br>

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

Turns out there IS a fence between the US and Mexico .. . but only enough to keep cars out . . .we drove 100 miles today and saw the boarder fence in several areas. The fence to keep vehicles from Crossing the Mexican/US border Along the way there were of course the cactus flowers. Teddy bear ...

Well . . I came to Arizona to take pictures of Cactus Flowers . . . I have gotten some decent photos Ocatillo and now beaver tail cactus but the Saguaro have not bloomed and looks like it won't before I leave. The Teddy Bear is about to pop and I finally found 2 cactus (next to each other) today that had bloomed ...

... discourages spitting on the produce, and it also catches any facial hair that may fall on the future salad. · The only time there's concern about insect infestations are in Sept-Oct when aerial spraying for aphids occurs. · Vegetables are NOT washed prior to being bagged - it may be sprayed to remove some dirt, that's it. · The value of vegetables fluctuates daily - farmers need $8/carton to break even and lately it's been between $7-$30 so occasionally, the ...

... we wanted. Probably help us not snack most of the day too!!! Many of the Po-Kee-No players will be gone to the casino to play bingo so I rooked Dale into playing tonight. That is a feat in itself. He is one lucky guy so we shall see how he does with this game. He is playing on my pennies so he better do good or it will be another trip to the bank. So that was our exciting day. It was so nice just to do nothing. Finally! We hope you all are well and happy wherever you are.

... were expecting the sheriff to welcome us and the musical theme to the Good, Bad, &amp; Ugly to play in the background! Instead, what we found was a vibrant community with a small town feel (as small town as any place in Arizona can really get!!) The desert dunes brought back flashbacks of my trip to the Chilean desert (refer to my Latin America blog).

... br><br>We took over 180 pictures - don't worry I weeded them down considerably to 13 just to give you the flavor. Michael has taken over my camera and he is shutter happy. Thank goodness it's digital, but in the back of my mind I keep thinking he's wasting film. I know, I'm a goof.