Arizona – On the Road with Dan & Amy

Getting Through it Together

If you have been following our blog recently, you will have noticed that we have been traveling with our good friends, Jim and Corinne. After leaving the desert near KOFA National Wildlife Refuge, we spent 2 more weeks with our friends before parting ways on April 24. We first joined up in Indio, CA on February 19 with a rough plan to visit Death Valley and not much else planned after that. Little did we know that things would get as crazy as they did or that we would appreciate each others company as much.

Self Isolation in the Desert

Sunset colors paints the eastern sky over Signal Peak

After a couple of days in Buckeye, AZ to stock up on groceries and take care of our tanks, we headed for the desert for self isolation. We knew from past experience that we could last 2 weeks with a full fresh water tank and empty waste tanks. We wanted to stay out here as long as possible, hopefully until our reservations for Cave Creek Recreation Area began on April 10th. We are still with our friends, Jim and Corinne, and have been since February 19th. It is certainly a blessing to have such good friends to share this experience with. It would be scarier and lonelier without them.

Boondocking in Arizona

After leaving Patagonia Lake State Park, we drove a short distance up I19 to spend a night in a casino parking lot. After unhooking, setting up the RV, and checking in with security, we headed out to get some laundry done. Once the laundry was done and put away, we met up with Dan and Mary for dinner at Manuel’s Mexican restaurant. This is a favorite of theirs and most of the staff knew them. We had a great time and plan to hook up again with them before we leave the southwest later this spring.

Patagonia Lake State Park

After leaving the busy week of the Escapees Hangout, we set up camp at this highly rated state park in southern Arizona. Nestled in the mountains near the Mexican boarder, Patagonia Lake State Park is said to have two seasons: boating season and birding season. We were there during the birding season so most of the accompanying pictures are of birds.

Lost Dutchman State Park

When we left Quartzsite, we stopped in Buckeye for a couple nights to do laundry and take care of our tanks. From there we headed to Lost Dutchman State Park on the eastern side of Phoenix. This park is very popular and we were happy to have reservations to spend the week with friends. Little did we know that we would spend time with more friends than we had planned.