On the Road Again! About Time for Warmer Temps

David Camp Park, Bullhead City, AZ

We were up early again on Friday, Oct. 28^th.  It was just after 5 when Bill and Gibbs got up first. Our batteries had dropped enough that Bill wanted to be sure I was awake before starting the genny. Didn’t matter, once awake, the trains drowned everything else out. 😊 They didn’t bother us overnight, we had ear plugs in. Gibbs didn’t but he always sleeps well.

A frosty Black Beauty in the dark
when we pulled out

We were on I-40W within 5 minutes and within 10 minutes,
he was settled

We were pulling out at 6:45 and boy was it cold! 21F/-6C meant frost on the windshield that didn’t take long to clear with defrost. The truck warms up really quickly especially with our heated seats. ♥ We got on I-40W from Rte 66 and that will be the last time we’ll be on that historical road, this winter at least. The sky was clear blue and we are definitely headed for warmer temperatures today!

No Arizona picture, it blurred
but here is a better picture of our shadow today 
No Sci-Fi

We crossed the state line into Arizona at 7:20. The huge rock cliffs beside us are amazing! Of course, more pictures. 😊 We had some rough sections of highway but the most of our trip today was on really nice roads. No complaints. When we were at half a tank of fuel, we started watching for fuel prices.

Good roads today for the most part

They ranged from $4.82 to $.577 (you know who) so when we saw a Maverick for $4.99, we pulled in and fueled up. It also gave us the opportunity to use the restrooms. Gibbs pulls toward grass, even if there isn’t really any but he is so used to it. We were back on the road before 9:30. While driving I Googled our destination park and saw that a reservation was required so made it online.

The Coconino National Forest

Skimming by one of the 7 Wonders of the World
It gives me a warm feeling, that something so
famous was just 'over there'.

It’s a new place for us since we can’t get in to our park right away. Hopefully it is as nice as it looks. The elevation today was like a roller coaster, leaving the casino at 6,660’ and then down to 5,000’ for a while. As we entered the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests, we once again found ourselves over 7,200’.

Every so often, he sits up to check where we are
He looks tired and he does sleep a lot in the truck 💕

It was pretty though and brought back wonderful memories with a few friends and family with jaunts to the north at Williams to see one of the 7 wonders of the world. We’ve been to the Grand Canyon 3 times but is it ever enough? Not today though, we stayed on I-40W and took the 6% downgrade to more reasonable heights. 😊 Such views!! Good to note that our elevation dropped to 541' when we stopped. 

Starting to see Beavertail cacti as we get
to warmer temps

Stunning views

Looking down to Laughlin, NV

At 1 pm we arrived at Davis Camp Park just northeast of Bullhead City on McCormick Blvd. We secured a pull through 30 amp site with full hookups. We had to pay their regular rate but are quite happy to do so, as it is close to the city and we can tour around. Gibbs is happy as he can be on his rope outside and the best part is that it is warm! It 72F/22C at 2 pm.

On our walk, Gibbs and I saw a few things
I think this might be a doggy memorial
Gibbs paid his respects

Oleander

I took Gibbs for a walk just to stir up the neighbourhood of dogs, 😊, and we came back to sit and relax for the remainder of the afternoon. Bill got my chair out so I could soak up a bit of sun and Gibbs sat on the steps of the Suite as they were in the shade. I read my book for a while and after about 40 minutes, I had to come inside. It was lovely out there but my eyes were getting sleepy!

Our site on the corner

Yup, that's us, Gibbs!

Behind us, between the two rvs
you can see a bit of the Colorado River

My book is The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper and it is quite fun for a quick read. I’m enjoying his adventures. For supper, we had the stew that I’d had in the freezer and then later split one of the little cherry pies. Warmed up this time, because we can!

supper was early tonight
We totally missed that there was a time change
(thanks Deb for updating us on that!)

We had a great day of traveling, not quite as long but you check out the details on Bill’s blog post. We’re here for a couple of nights and then moving down the road.

the sun begins to set

Good night!

Thank you for stopping in.