Adventures including a visit to, drive thru and/or stay in Arizona
Lizzy Adventure Album at: January 14- February 20, 2023 (OK…took 3 weeks to wrap this up…hard to “keep up” on the road! Need to work on that process, eh?) Overview The first leg of Life with Lizzy 2023 was 37 days, driving ~3,400 miles (~2,000 Towing, ~1,400 exploring), staying in Read more…
And more SNOW! Not “camping in the snow”, here in Willcox, at just over 4,000′, but it was COLD! It got down to 15o one night. We encountered the snow, hiking! Two new National Parks, in 3 days, with 15+ miles of hiking Our stay in Willcox was all about Read more…
And YES…it DID SNOW…twice! We had a little snow on Monday in Tombstone, and on the drive back to Bisbee, and on Lizzy upon our return. Just a little, but enough that Mark “should have” shoveled the steps…they were ICY in the morning. But the snow we woke up to Read more…
Gail is so EXCITED! That’s because she’s a J.A. Jance fan. Mark isn’t, but agreed to join her on a J.A. Jance/Sheriff Joanna Brady Lavender Jeep Tour while we’re here. J.A. Jance grew up here, and one of her 3 major mystery series is based here…Sheriff Joanna Brady. Note, we Read more…
Who Knew Yuma’s role in American History?!? Gail didn’t. Mark had an idea that it related to the American Expansion West. The Colorado River Crossing at Yuma has a rich history, as an important transportation and communication gateway: Events continue to occur at the Yuma Crossing that are of significance Read more…
Lizzy Adventure Album at: March 17-May 2, 2020 In Mid-March we aborted our Adventures to Self-Isolate in Lizzy for awhile in Apache Junction…until…we hightailed it home, arriving May 2. Overview Starting March 17, due the Covid-19 Pandemic, we canceled the rest of our reservations for our Southern Arizona Adventure and Read more…
Move ’em on, Head ’em up, Head ’em up, Move ’em on “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!” Or Arizona, in this case. Time for us to change our venue for Sheltering-in-Place, from Apache Junction to home in Bellevue. To that end, starting today for Read more…
Mesa / Apache Junction KOA Journey Update…after much going back-and-forth (and chats with family and friends), we decided to stay put, rather than hightail it back to Bellevue, quite yet. So…we are self isolating in our 30 foot trailer, Lizzy, here in Apache Junction, Arizona, for the foreseeable future. Tomorrow Read more…
Mesa / Apache Junction KOA Journey Travel Update: Due to Covid-19, we are pausing our actual “travel” for a while, and hunkering down in Southern Arizona. That means we’ve cancelled next week in Bisbee, and will cancel the next couple of weeks after that. Instead of going into New Mexico Read more…
Lizzy Adventure Album at: February 21-March 17, 2020 Overview The second leg of Life with Lizzy 2020, was around Southern Arizona. We entered Arizona along I-8, coming from San Diego (end of the SoCal Coast Adventure) and stayed at 4 locations (of 6 originally planned stops): Gila Bend, short stop Read more…