Frank Sinatra Invitational Golf

Jerry wanted to go to the golf tournament so on Friday we went over to check it out.  There was several stars that played in it so we sent the other Jerri out to search for them.

With her trusty cameras in hand and around her neck she finally found some of the more popular folks.

                                                                                                                                                            Pat Boone was one of them.  He stopped for some photos and to sign some of the programs. He was so nice and talked with us a little.  He told me he was 76 yrs young and felt great. It was a fun day.

Palm Springs, Ca

We have been in Palm Springs for 9 days. The weather is just wonderful with lots of sunshine and warm temps. It’s a little cooler today high 60’s (that’s cold here) and we even had rain last night.

We have been shopping with Jerri and Terry.

We have been out to dinner with Jerri and Terry.

The Flame Brazillian Resturant

We have been to the Casino with uncle Floyd and Mary

The casino won! rats!!!!!

We have been to the National Date Festival.

And the valley of windmills. That’s all for now.

Karaoke night

2-6-2011

The Lavins were staying at the same park we were in, so we joined them for Karaoke night at the pool bar. We had heard that Ed like to sing and boy does he and very well. Linda also sings and did a duo with Ed. We had a good time listening to all the singers, good and bad.

Next we are moving on to Palm Springs for a couple of weeks.

Oatman, Az

2-3-2011

Before we left the Lake Havasu area we went over to Oatmen, Az. Oatmen is a little western town turned tourist attraction. It was a mining town back in the day but, today it is best known for the burros that wander around town looking for hand-outs.

Some of the burros do their shopping at the shops in town.

downtown Oatman

Things to see in Earp

Here are some of the things you can see in Earp.

There’s more….

One more…

Earp, California

From Quartzite, we moved on over to the Colorodo River where it’s a little greener.  We are staying at Emerald Cove Rv park in Earp, Ca for a few days where we have hook-ups again.

It’s a nice change from the desert.

We took a ride up to Lake Hauvasu to see the London Bridge on Tuesday.  Hard to believe they moved it all the way from London and reassembled it in the desert. Oh well.

Quartzite and more campfires

1-26 thru 1-31

Moved on to Quartzite next for the big RV show. Lots of rv vendors set up in a big tent and thousands of people attend year after year.  Everyone just camps in the desert and attends the show for a week.Some of the tents

We parked out on Plumosa Rd. this year which is north of the city along with some new friends and we had a great time with them, especially around the campfires.

from left to right-us, Brad & Marilyn, Steve, Julie & Mike, and Carole.

From Yuma to Quartzite

After boondocking for several days we moved over to the Elks Club in Yuma for a few days.  Jerry is an offical Elk now so we can camp in their parking lots.  While we were parked there I took a little stroll behind the motorhome and found this little guy enjoying the sunshine.  He (or she ?) is a burrowing owl and he lives in holes in the ground.  He is just a mini owl.

Meet Chloe

Did I mention we have a new addition?  Meet Chloe.

Things to do in the desert

I know a few people think we are crazy for going to the desert to camp and they probably wonder what we do all day.  Well there really is a lot to do out here.  Like walks across the desert.

Watching sunsets and gunfights.

Or just talking with friends….

in the natural  HOT mineral springs in the desert….

Jealous yet?

Gathering of the RVers

The sun is shinning in Yuma while there is snow on the ground at home and some of our rv friends are gathering around the campfire here. For the next week they will be stopping by to spend a few days catching up or just getting acquainted with new folks that wasn’t here last year.

As you can see there are a few of us here.

The New Year 2011

Time to get on the road again. We are now on our way to Yuma, Az for our class reunion. Some of the folks we meet last year and some new ones.

Terri and Jerri we have already been hanging out with and Toni and Doug had us over for Christmas dinner.

Our Town

On the way to Yuma we just had to check out this bustling town by the name HYDER. So we took a detour from the inter-state and traveled about 15 miles out of the way to check it out.

Ready here it is:

That’s it nothing else there just the general store.

At least the sunset was awesome.

Merry Christmas from Arizona

Merry Christmas to all our family and friends from Apache Junction , Arizona .

Casa Grande Ruins

We took a ride today and came across the ruins. It is really worth a visit.

The Great House was 4 stories and 60 ft. long and had several rooms inside. The walls had even been painted with a reddish paint that the Indians made. The colors have faded now but, you can see some color left on the interior walls.

The remains are believed to be around 600 yrs old. The Hohokam people were farmers, they built along the Gila river and set up an irrigation system to water their crops. They lived in permanent settlements and made pottery for trading. Ancient ballcourts have also been found here along with several different artifacts. By 1694 the Hohokam had disappeared, it is believed that their water supply dried up due to major droughts.

inside structure

mud walls