Author Archives: Merilee

A View to Monument Valley

Monument Valley April 4, 2010 After a long day on the road, we arrived in the Navajo Nation at Monument Valley just over the Utah border.  This is the view from our rv site at Gouldings!  It is really amazing … Continue reading

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Out of Africa

Cottonwood, AZ April 3, 2010 The weather in Cottonwood has been wonderful, sunny and 70’s.  I took a safari ride in a unimog at Out of Africa.  It is an African wildlife preserve set on 300 acres of high desert … Continue reading

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March 21, 2010 Queen Valley, AZ Spring has arrived in the desert after record amounts of rain.  This is a forest service ride in Queen Valley along the Queen Creek.  Wildflowers are budding and just starting to bloom.  We watched … Continue reading

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Vintage flight

February 27, 2010 Tucson, Arizona This is one of the hundreds of airplanes and helicopters found at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson.   We wandered through many hangars and out in the fields viewing old bombers, cargo, … Continue reading

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and rain greens up the desert floor…

February 21, 2010 Saguaro National Park Tucson, AZ The usually sunny weather has brought some rain to the winter dry Sonora Desert in the last few weeks.  The dull brown desert floor has started to green.  The storm clouds are … Continue reading

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the southern border…

February 3, 2010 Madera Canyon We encountered this sign along the road to Madera Canyon in the Coronado National Forest.  Yes, it did get out attention as we were about 5 miles from the Mexican border.  Thankfully, we did not … Continue reading

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