2018-27
Notes from Arizona
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| hwy 93 from Las Vegas to Kingman Arizona Old roadside attractions |
Campground:
Tradewinds Rv Park, Kingman/Golden Valley. Kingman AZ. $17.50 PPA
discount rate. $3 extra for 50 amp. Nice desert setting, sites are
very large, most being pull-thru’s with assistance to site.
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| Tradewinds RV Park, Golden Valley AZ |
Campground: Dazzo’s
Country Store and Rv park. (Middle of almost nowhere). $10.50 PPA
discount rate. Along hwy 93 heading towards Phoenix AZ. Over night
stop, only 30 amp, not adequate as 50 amp required to run to a/c
units.
Campground: Triple
T Mobile Home Park. Glendale AZ. PPA discount rate $19.50 for 50 amp
full-hookups. Nice swimming pool. This is an older MH park which
caters to the low income workers. RV sites are up front and close to
the swimming pool. Available for one week with PPA rate.
Campground: A Bar A
RV Park and storage. North of Tucson AZ $12.50 full-hook ups, 50 amp
service. Water is not for drinking at corn fields/fertrilizers have
damaged the water supply. Park provides bottled water to each Rv as
they arrive.
Distance traveled: 200 miles
Campground: A
Deming Roadrunner RV Park, Deming NM. $12.30 PPA half price rate.
50 amp full hookup including cable tv.
I’ve saved a lot
of money using Passport America this month while in Arizona. Half
off campsites is well worth the yearly cost of membership and I am a
lifetime member.
Kingman AZ
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| Kingman, along historic Route 66 |
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| Kingman Visitor Center and history museum including an electric car collection |
Traveling through
the Kingman area, along hwy 93 and a section of the famous Route 66,
which I must tour more of next time around. The sections of Route 66
in AZ are lots of fun to explore if you like history and seeing old
sections of an historic highway and it’s buildings. I even toured
an old mining town called Chloride. It has always had people living
there, but you can easily imagine it becoming a ghost town. About a
mile on up from town along a rugged mining road is an art
installation painted by a local artist, opposite some Indian
Petroglyphs. With good views looking back down into Chloride and
the surrounding mountains and mining endeavors. Though it is still
hot in this area, 102 being average daytime temps. So touring has to
be done really early morning.
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| photos from Chloride Arizona, an old mining town, but not quite a ghost town |
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| Chloride |
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| Indian Petroglyphs next to the painted art installation |
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| mule deer going into town |
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| Chloride |
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| Chloride |
The hwy 93 section
between Kingman and Wickenburg was all new to me. A very pleasant
road with tons of awesome desert scenery, rugged bare mountains, some
would call it desolate and yes for the most part it is, but for we
explorers, it is like being a pioneer traveler except we have a
really decent road to travel on.
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| good bye old faithful Chevy 07 we had many a good day on the open road |
I’m heading to
Phoenix to purchase a “new to me” truck from friend Alex. It’s
one year newer than my 2007 Chevy Silverado diesel. The new truck
being an 08, Chevy Silverado, Z-71 LTS. Diesel, 4 wheel drive, lots
of extra electronics, larger fuel tank which will be a bonus when
traveling across country, sun roof, leather seats and so much more
that my basic 07 Chevy I had. And it does not have the DEF system.
It also has lots less miles on it. 80,000 for the new truck as
apposed to the 189,900 miles my 07 had.
My New 2008 Chevy Z71 2500 HD 4 wheel Drive Truck
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| Big Blue is taking over the towing duties he's a 2008, Chevy 2500 HD, diesel 4 wheel drive |
Thanks to Alex I got
a good deal and even though I had to take a beating selling the old
truck to a local dealer, overall it all turned out pretty good and I
only needed to take a small loan out from my credit union to complete
the deal in a timely manner.
I’m not used to
all these high financial transactions, but it has all worked out
quite well. Though I did have a bit of a sad moment when I left my
old truck behind at the dealership. Had a bit of a lump in my
throat. That truck has been awfully good to me over the years on the
back roads of this country. We’ve enjoyed many a mile together,
though if the truck could hear me singing to Willy Nelson I’m not
so sure.
RV TIP:
One of the things I
learned from Alex is that if you have a AAA membership, they will do
the paperwork to sign over the vehicles and even give you a temporary
license tag. No need to wait in long lines at the DMV. Now that was
a real pleasure. Actually, because I am not a member, I was charged
a $35 convenience fee and it was well worth the cost.
A Couple of days
more in the Phoenix area and I’ll head on down to Tucson for a
quick follow-up eye appointment. Got a chance to experience all two
and a half inches of rain from the remnants of a hurricane. I guess
that’s a lot for this area, as they had some flooding and road
closures. Back in Florida they can get that amount daily during the
summer months. Out here, they have no sewer drains for the roadways
and the hard packed desert soil can’t absorb much water runoff.
I did my first
towing with the new truck (to me, it’s a 2008) and is in excellent
condition. The ride was great, engine is even quieter than the
previous Chevy truck.
Upcoming travel
plans. I’ve learned that my temporary tenant on my new Rv lot will
be vacating it in a few days (10-3-18), which means it is available
for me to arrive on it any time. Of course it will take me some time
to drive back to Florida, so I plan on being back at Shelter Cove
probably by the 1st of November.
Odd to be in Arizona
heading back to Florida, as just a year ago, I drove from Florida to
Arizona and was planning on staying out here for a couple of years.
Life is so interesting and living an RV lifestyle provides me with so
many options along the way.
Exiting Arizona
RV tip.
Ok most
Rv-ers know this tip already, but still a good reminder. If
possible, travel through big cities on the weekends. I-10 through
Tucson is very congested, lots of traffic. However, I went through
on Saturday morning between 7 and 8 am and it was a breeze.
Deming New Mexico
Arrived in Southern
New Mexico and will travel through the state rather quickly, then
into Texas which usually takes many days to get across.
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| snapshots from downtown Deming New Mexico |
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| garbage can in front of Art Co-op |
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| one of many boarded up (or papered up) empty store fronts |
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| an original power plant building in middle of town |
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| an outdoor beer garden, closed on Sunday |
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| yes someone is living in this small trailer on the edge of the Rv park I'm staying at. |
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| many closed up buildings |
Enjoy your travels,
until next time,,,,,
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