We are here

 W300e are here in Arizona.  We are back at Kartchner Caverns again.  Benson is about 10 miles away.  

The trip down was 5 days.  We decided to limit our trek to  300 miles a day.  A good strategy when the days are so short.  It worked out well.  We were on the road by 9 and parked before it got dark.  

The first day was short Canby to Redmond   Late start.  "Oh we forgot this." "We better take another one of these."  " Did you bring those?"   But finally we left Canby behind and headed over the Cascades.  We set up at the fairgrounds in Redmond by 4pm.  We enjoyed a very nice supper and conversation with our son, Jason, and daughter-in-law Toni. and went to bed. 

Day 2  Redmond to Standish, Ca    The day dawned foggy and cold but above freezing but we headed south on Hwy 97.  The weather cleared as we got to La Pine and were in clear weather from then on.  (happy face)  Arrived at our next stop, "Days End RV Park in Standish, Ca just barely before dark.  ( Footnote: we did not unhook the truck from the trailer until we arrived in Yuma,  which made setting up and getting ready for departure much faster.  ie Putting down the corner jacks for stability. hooking up the water and electricity and we were ready to extend the slides and cook supper.)

Day 3  Standish to Tonopah, Nv   395 to I-80 thru Reno, Fallon Hwy 95 south Hawthorne to the lovely town of Tonopah.  The town sits at 6000 ft amid mountains filled with minerals that are being harvested and discovered in every direction.  Lithium and gold are the two high-dollar items followed closely by copper.    

Day 4  Tonopah to CalNevAri, Nv   More mining towns, more mountains, ( Nevada has 300 mountain ranges) , driving the length of Las Vegas north to south and ending up at the southern tip of Nevada where 3 states come together, thus the unusual name.  Nothing in CalNevAri except a casino, a motel. and an RV park.  The good thing, it's lower in elevation and therefore, warmer.  70 when were arrived.

Day 5  CalNevAri to Yuma.  Warm temps. lots of sun,  84 when we arrived in Yuma.  Set up in one of the numerous RV parks that are scattered all over the Yuma area.  Many Canadians spend their 6 months there. (If they stay longer than 6 months outside of their country, they loose their medical and other benefits.)   The parks are filled with vehicles with plates from northern climates and why not.  84 felt quite nice.  Wearing shorts was quite nice.

Days 6,7,8  We actually unhooked the trailer at the Shang Ri La Resort and spent 4 nights there.  The real reason we went a bit out of our way was to get dental work done in Mexico, Los Algodones, to be exact.  It's a small village on the border that caters to Americans and Canadians.  With over 200 dentists, optometrists, and some other doctors, it is "the place to go" to get your dental work taken care of at a very reasonable price and pick up some souvenirs on your way out.  Randa had several crowns and a mouth guard made at a fraction of what our Canby dentist would have charged.  We have been a customer of this dentist for more than 5 years.

Day 9  Yuma to Kartchner  Almost all freeway I-8 to I 10 to Hwy 90.  We met some dear friends in Gila Bend for lunch and then continued to our destination at KC.  Because we had to make a quick trip to Algodones to pick up Randa's  mputh guard, we didn't leave Yuma until 11.  So it was getting very dark when we backed into site #16 here at the park.  We did what was needed to be level and have power and saved the rest for the next day but we were here !!   

More to come .