In this video, I continue my 2017/2018 Snowbird trip video series with a look at Dead Horse Ranch State Park up in Cottonwood, Arizona. First, I show you our route from the Saddle Mountian BLM near Tonopah, AZ up Interstate 17 to the high desert town Cottonwood. Also included is information on a brief 2-night stopover … Read more
When Anne and I were camping at Lost Dutchman State Park this past January, several folks online strongly suggested we visit Boyce Thompson Arboretum. They figured it would be right up our alley. A nice hike through nature with abundant photography opportunities. Boy were they right! We made the short 30 mile trip over from … Read more
Last year about this time found us boondocked along the Ajo Scenic Loop Drive near the town of Ajo, Arizona. Not far from the famous Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument home of the bizarre looking wild armed Organ Pipes. We loved our time there so much we’ve made a return visit in 2018. Once again … Read more
After another enjoyable visit to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, we headed east down Interstate 10 around 100 miles to another free 14 day BLM camping location called Saddle Mountain. Last year while camping in the Kofa NWR we met a lady who raved about the beauty and peacefulness of Saddle Mountain. Since our waste tanks were … Read more
On the first of December 2017 the Love Your RV! snowbirds entered the Mojave desert. The sunshine and the dry air felt good after a wet fall on the coast. We were looking forward to several months of RV boondocking in the southwest. I was eager to try out a new dry camping area. One … Read more
As we were sliding down the Oregon coast this fall, we needed a campsite close to a town. Anne had just completed one of her photography video courses and needed a good cell data connection to upload and work on the promotion. I pulled up the Passport America website and looked for a deal on … Read more
A half hours drive up highway 101 from the town of Florence is a fantastic stretch of rugged Oregon coastline. Cape Perpetua Scenic Area is home to several unique waves meeting rock features with names like Thor’s Well, the Spouting Horn and Devils Churn. They are a short hike down from the main highway or … Read more
We love our summers spent in Campbell River on Vancouver Island with its fantastic ocean views, waterfront, spectacular boating and wildlife viewing opportunities. Over the years on the blog, I’ve chronicled many of our Vancouver Island adventures, most highlighted by the ocean. However, there is much more to Van Isle than beaches, harbors, and islands. Go inland … Read more
Another fantastic season of snowbirding down south in our RV is over. Over the course of 5 1/2 months on the road, I clicked the shutter hundreds if not thousands of times. Most images turned out to be duds or humdrum. But every once in a while the lighting and mother nature cooperate. I happen to get … Read more
When passing through the Redwoods between Eureka and Crescent City on the northern California coast we like to stopover and camp at Elk Country RV Resort. The RV park itself is run down, right next to the highway and over $30 a night even though it’s off season and almost empty. But, the locals are … Read more
Three years ago we visited Alabama Hills so Anne could photograph the famous Mobius Arch. One of those photographers bucket list items. We were pleasantly surprised at that time to find the area was BLM land and allowed free camping, even for larger RVs. The climb into the Alabama Hills is steep, and the roads … Read more
A few years ago we made the trek up to the northwest corner of New Mexico to visit and photograph the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. It had been on Anne’s photography bucket list for a while. While scouting out possible camping locations we looked at a BLM run campground in the Angel Peak Scenic Area. However, since … Read more
Two years ago as we made our way across Arizona bound for a return visit to the Big Bend National Park region of Texas, we nipped down to an Arizona Wildlife Refuge called Whitewater Draw. Here we witnessed incredible flights of thousands of Sandhill cranes! While in the area we also had plans to tour Chiricahua … Read more
After a brief three day stopover in Quartzsite to meet up with RVer friends we headed the few hours drive southeast to Ajo, Arizona. The Ajo area is a favorite with us with this being our third visit. The two previous times we boondocked at Gunsite Wash BLM and made the short trek south to camp in … Read more
Free camping, wildlife viewing, photography opportunities, and hiking, what could be better? That sums up our January 2017 visit to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge along the Colorado River between California and Arizona. We’ve always been drawn to and enjoyed the NWRs. Kofa, Bueno Aires, Whitewater Draw just to name a few. This year as we were once … Read more