Arizona

Sunday was another day for adventuring, and hopefully we wouldn’t run into any closed gates today. Although, now that we know that the whole entire forest is supposed to be CLOSED, we aren’t sure what we’ll find. So, first off, we though maybe let’s try going up the “main” road that was just outside the closed gate from yesterday, because it comes down directly to our camp. So we took off on the dirt road right here and headed north. Pretty soon it turned into an old paved road.

Friday we had to say our “see-you-in-June” good-byes to Rick and Rocky. They were leaving to head north today as well. Next time we see them, we’ll all be on our boats in Puget Sound! We were up at 7:30 to get the appropriate tanks emptied before departure, and get everything stowed and ready. By 9:00 we were loading Kawi and soon headed out the gate. Rocky took this picture as they followed us out.

Monday through Wednesday were in the upper 90’s, so we didn’t do much but lay low and try not to fry. I’ve decided that the hot dry weather in the Arizona desert will fry you, while the hot humid weather in Florida will boil you. Neither is an optimal way to die…. or survive, I guess I should say! But I do admit, the dry heat is much easier to live with!
Not a single spectacular picture from Monday. I don’t even know what we did. 🤷‍♀️. On Tuesday, we took Henry up to Apache Junction to the Ford dealer for an oil change. Usually Kenny is a do-it-yourself kinda guy, but Henry takes 13 quarts of oil, and that’s just a bit to manage when we’re on the road. So we went to town for the day. And found a taphouse. No kidding, you say. 😉 BruCo had lots of beers to choose from, and also made really good personal pizzas.

Friday I took a walk around the RV park. There are some nice trails here and it felt good to get some muscles moving. This is the office building/entrance to the park. It really is a nice park, where all of the lots are owned by individuals and are not all crammed together. We are renting quite a small lot, but most of them are large enough for a park model and a spacious patio.

Enough with traveling — it’s time to RIDE! With all of our chores done, Wednesday was our first day out on the trails. The weather was a little chilly in the morning (upper 30’s), so we didn’t leave the park until 10:00. Our destination was part of the Gila River trail. Rick knows the area, so we followed him. We had to take Kawi out on the paved road for a few miles. Our boys keep saying we need to wear these “stock” tires out so that Kawi can get bigger ones. Because bigger is better, right? 😏

Yep – today is my birthday! 🥳 I keep singing the Beatles song:
“Will you still need me, will you still feed me, When I’m sixty-four”