Category: Arizona
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Game of Thorns
We rolled like Bourdain today – leaving Gila Bend for a 360 mile trek to Nellis Air Force Base in Sin City. Eric had no reservations about the drive, no reservations at the Desert Eagle Fam Camp and no reservations at a Specialized bike shop to fix Sheri’s two flat tires. The Como tire saga…
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Thank you, next!
While we thought we were on the verge of a committed relationship with Tucson, two flights, thermal temps and a tired landscape crushed our crush and we’re ready to say … Thank you, next! When we left Davis Monthan in March, Agave Gulch FamCamp was a red-hot RV destination. We had waited 6 long, hot,…
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The Show
When we arrived in DM the folks around us asked us if we were here for The Show. We had no idea of what they were talking. We soon figured out that the show was a bunch of vintage aircraft that flew overhead in company with modern fighters. It turns out, that’s a thing. It…
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Sway to Go!
You might think sleeping on the side of the road in an industrial park while plugged into an extension cord running under a barbed wire fence and into a 110v box on a telephone poll is crazy. Add in not sleeping because a steady stream of trains chugged by all night long, blowing their whistle…
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Dry, Oh My!
Davis Monthan Air Force Base Fam Camp is a highly desired winter home. With three and five month extended stay options, snowbirds can drive west for 70/40 average temps and pay less than a month’s mortgage in an average DC home. Operating on a first come, first served basis, no reservations can mean long wait…
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Betty Needs a New Pair of Shoes
Pro rider climbing 4000 feet on I-8 through the lower Rockies in his yellow safety vest. Crazy, but I-8 is the least elevation for a bike route across those mountains and into the desert. GPS showed 60 miles to the first sign of civilization east of the pass – El Centro. An hour for us;…
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Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?
We left the world of boondockers and desert dwellers behind today to re-enter Starbucks chain-gang territory in San Diego, California. It is a mere two hundred miles, and a few hours in Betty, but the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Bedroom Communities are on totally different planets. As we departed YPG, we…
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No Particular Place To Go
Yuma Proving Grounds is remote by DC standards, but here in Arizona, 30 miles is down the street, With the main town out of Como reach, we popped our two loads of washed laundry in the dryer and took off on a 6 mile ride to the old tanks and missiles garden. With no particular…
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3:10 to Yuma
In the 2007 remake, Russell Crowe is a badass captured outlaw and Christian Bale is a small time rancher who agrees to escort Crowe on the 3:10 train to Yuma for trial. In the 2019 version, Eric is a badass RV driver and Sheri is a willing accomplice who are on an I-8, 3 hour…
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Peak Picacho: Gotta Hike Em All
When Carl’s delivered same day Betty service and the FamCamp at Davis Monthan was full, Eric went full on google, in search of hookup that would still let us visit the Desert Museum and Saguaro National Park as planned. Picacho Peak State Park is 36 miles northwest of Saguaro and home to 80 electric-only pads….