Summer Camping Adventures Part 3B

The 4th of July in the Grand Canyon was kinda low key since no fireworks were allowed due to recent and ongoing fires in the area.  We ran an errand into Flagstaff and came back to the trailer for lunch and then walked 6 of the 8 miles on the Rim Trail and Hermits Rest route. The scenery was gorgeous.  Have a look.

On Monday, we drove to Page, AZ to go on a river float trip. It started at Glen Canyon Dam and floated about 15 miles to Lee's Ferry before returning us to Page via bus. Here are a few of the photos from that trip.

Tuesday we left the trailer sit at Trailer Village in the Grand Canyon and picked up Benny from the kennel in Williams. Then the three of us drove to Vegas, BABY!  LW has to bowl in the USBC Open Championship  on Wednesday and Thursday. So Part 4 will be about our adventure in Vegas.  Stay tuned.

Summer Camping Adventures Part 3A

 After packing up and having lunch with the parentals, we left them behind and headed for Williams, AZ. 

Saw this at the entrance to Holbrook.

First stop was the Geronimo Trading Post outside Holbrook to see the world's largest petrified tree. 

Next we made a pit stop in Winslow for a treat.

Root Beer Float

We arrived at Trailer Village in Grand Canyon National Park and got all set up. Later that afternoon we had some visitors.

They are going around to water spigots that we have for our water hookups and trying to drink from the leaky ones.

Here's Benny looking at the elk as they wander by. 

 They come everyday all through out the day.

On Saturday we dropped Benny at a kennel for a few days and we headed to the Grand Canyon West to go to the Skywalk. This is a horseshoe shaped glass bottom walkway protruding 70 feet out over the canyon. It can support the weight of 70 Boeing 747 passenger jets.  It hangs about 4000 feet above the floor of the Colorado River Valley.

Once we arrived, we had lunch with a view and then stood in line for 1.5 hours to walk out on the Skywalk. It was so cool and so worth the wait.  There were a lot of people who were afraid or nervous walking out there but not us! I loved it!

More to come in part B.

Summer Camping Adventures Part 2

Part 2 of our adventure, has us traveling from Caballo Lake State Park in NM to Springerville, AZ to stay for a few days in the same RV park as my parents.

On our way there we encountered a thunderstorm that dumped tons of rain and even some tiny hail on us. One town we drove through, Magdalena, New Mexico, had deep water running downhill at every intersection. They got enough of the tiny hail that it gathered on the ground and looked like snow. My picture is not good but maybe you can kinda see it.  Crazy!!

Once we arrived in Springerville, my parents were waiting for us. They helped us get the trailer backed in and we started to get it set up. But we had a little incident.  After getting it up on the leveling blocks on the driver side, LW went to unhook the hitch. When it came loose from the ball of the truck, the trailer rolled backward and sideways and fell off the leveling blocks. It bent one of our stabilizer jacks. It still works. It was a little scary, especially since mom was sitting inside the trailer to get out of the sun. But she was ok and the trailer is ok. Just another learning experience.

While here I have helped mom and dad with a few things, the boys played golf in Show Low AZ, we have played cards, gone out to eat, shopped, done laundry, and just enjoyed being with each other. I last saw them in January of 2019. We were scheduled to come visit in the summer of 2020 but had to cancel due to the pandemic, so it's been too long and a much needed visit.

We also did a balloon release in honor of what would have been my brothers 50th birthday.  (There's a post on FB about this release.)

Here are few things we saw in Springerville...a yard full of metal art, an old cemetery, and the historical village.

Wednesday we went to the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert.

Petrified wood

Petrified wood

Painted Desert Inn

See the petrified wood log up on the top?

Thursday morning we  pack up and head out for Williams Az on our way to the Grand Canyon.

Stay tuned for Part 3.

Summer Camping Adventures Part 1

The JnL Roadshow is on the road for the summer with our travel trailer.  Part one of our adventure found us staying at La Hacienda RV Resort in Lakeway as LW finished his school contract for this year.  Of course I spent my days in the pool!

On Thursday, June 24, we left La Hacienda and headed to Junction TX and the 10/83 RV Park.  The park is right off Interstate 10 and had easy access.  The spot we got was shaded and there was a terrific breeze.  We were  very close to the North Llano River.

On Friday we headed to Van Horn TX and the Wild West RV Park.  Since we are in West Texas desert country this park was very deserty.  Is that a word?  No shade, very hot but it was easy to get in and out of with the trailer.  While here we had lunch at a Mexican Restaurant called Chuy's (not connected to the Chuy's we know).  Inside the restaurant is the Madden Haul of Fame.  Supposedly John Madden stopped here and returns when he comes through West Texas.  There was a mural and a chair and tv reserved just for him.

On Saturday we arrived at Caballo Lake State Park in New Mexico.  We were very close to the Rio Grande River and could easily drive to Caballo Lake.  We actually put the kayaks in the lake for a bit but it was so windy it made it difficult to kayak.

Here are some of our views along the way.

Hang on for Part 2 coming soon!