Ramada Inn Chilton Conference Center 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 ...

... the pond-raised catfish fillet with mixed greens, black-eyed peas and sweet tea. The mixed greens were fresh and particularly tasty.

The drive from Phoenix to Yuma via I-10 East and I-8 West was fairly short and pretty uneventful, punctuated as it was by Marty Robbins cowboy ballads and three back-to-back episodes of the Shadow: Radio’s Greatest Man of Mystery.

Visiting historic downtown Yuma had a slightly “back in time” ...

... was about 1/2 Mile that took over 2 hours . . . In the few desert runs I have been on this was almost the most fun, requiring multiple ...

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 ...

... and wetlands. We also explored downtown and went to the local farmer's market which is held every Tuesday on the Main street in historic downtown Yuma. This is where we went to an old saloon called "Lutes Casino" for burgers and beers with our friends Joe and Elsie. Very quaint inside and extremely popular with both locals and tourists. Lots of fun and reasonably priced good food. Remember in my last entry when we were in Parker and I spoke about the swap ...

2009 01 25 Driving to Yuma via Hwy 86 is fairly non-descript. Leaving the green scenery of the San Jacinto Mountains and adjoining hills, the landscape quickly turns flat and brown. We drove beside the Salton Sea (located SE of Palm Springs) which, surprisingly, is the same elevation as the Pacific Ocean. The shoreline is salty white, there are no birds, no grass, no trees and except for mesquite, acacia and Navajo willows that are covered in sand drifts - there's ...

... food before we crossed over so we pulled into the closest restaurant which happened to be the world famous Mickey D's. We ate the healthiest slop on the menu and Paul broke the news to me. His radiator fan wasn't working. So we headed back to Yuma to get it looked at. Go figure, nobody has tires or parts for either of our bikes. So once again fate gives us another wedgie. Paul is trouble shooting the fan ...

Spent some time playing tourist in Yuma looking at the historic sites St Thomas Church was built in 1922 Jackie Whedbee

... seemed like a big feat. 1pm Made it to BEAUTIFUL Sedona and had a quick snack before out tour started. The tour was literally pink Jeep Wranglers off roading in the red rocks. We saw some really pretty sites and found out a lot of good geology and botany info. 3 pm We went to the artists area of Sedona and walked around for awhile. Our Cowboy from yesterday had suggested to us that if we went to Sedona we should check out the "Oak Creek Brewery ...