Finally, we get to see Vallecito Resort, Friends, and CO!

We left the Grand Canyon and snow around 9 a.m. and headed Four Corners, then on to Durango, Bayfield, and Vallecito Lake in Colorado.

We were really bummed, the Four Corners Memorial (where New Mexico, Arizona, Coloradao and Utah meet) was closed due to construction. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners_Monument
Since GPS's became so readily used, the people who matter found out that Four Corners is actually in a different spot, 1,807 feet (551 m) east of where it is now located, so we are assuming that the construction is moving the placard, but don't know for sure, just really bummed.
The picture below is one of the many uprisings throughout the Navajo nation and the memorial drive.
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About 5 pm that afternoon, we finally arrive at Vallecito Resort!!! YEAH!! but wait!! MORE SNOW, only ALOT deeper!!! Doug kindly bulldozed us out a spot, next to their rig, so we'd not have to park on snow!!!

Doug coming out of the office/store that he's remodeling. They had to come in early as the dance hall sidewall decided to explode outwards from the roof, snow didnt shed off and boom there it went. More pics of that later.

The picture below is the first of 14 carvings throughout the Vallecito Valley. The missionary Ridge Fire of 2002 destroyed 28 or 58 homes in this valley and 1 tree feller was killed.

These carvings were done from pictures taken from during the fighting of the fire and subsequent fire storm that sweep through this area. The carver, the late David McGinnis, did this project as a tribute to the firefighters and help restore tourism to the Vallecito Lake area. Each carving is 18 foot tall and weighs up to 2,600 pounds. Each carving has a name and number assigned and this one is called "Fireman with a Shovel". We'll post more of the carvings as we get to take the pictures, so look for more shortly!

Sedona, and the Grand Canyon

While we were in the Camp Verde area, we decided to do some sightseeing to Sedona. What can I say, but WOW!! More pictures are posted on my facebook page


http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2040747&id=1149215174&l=77fcd7fb6f

The beauty of the Sedona, no picture does it justice.

A Century plant putting up a bloom stem. In Jerry's cousin's front yard in Payson, AZ

Laura, Jerry, Pam and Rick, near Sedona Canyon.


Then we headed to Vallecito, but decided to spend a night in Grand Canyon instead of Tuba City, AZ. What a afternoon and night we had!!

Here's a few pictures, but I uploaded a bunch to my facebook page. Here's the link:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2040801&id=1149215174&l=cca5670c04

The two of us at one of the turnoff. We had another tourist take this picture, but he didn't warn us that he was taking it and we were not ready!! No we were not mad, upset, or whatever, at least not the way we look!!

Oh the Granduer of this canyon!! We actually had a snow storm come through as we were there, dumped about 2 inches on the area!!!

Yep, it's COLD!!! Back at our rig, after dinner, it had already started to freeze!!

Next morning, cleaning the 2" of snow off the slides so we could pull them in!!

More of our travels on the way to Vallecito Resort, near Bayfield, CO coming in the next blog!!

On the road again!

We finally got everything done that was to be done on the truck and left the windy, dry, dusty, earthquake rocking Yuma area on Tuesday!!! Stopped in Casa Grande, AZ for the night and went to dinner with our son Donald (lives in Tucson). Then started the drive north on Wednesday, climbing in altitude till we got to Camp Verde (near Sedona, AZ) where we'll be for 5 days. Man can we ever tell we were at sea level and now aren't!!!

Truck pulled like a champ, other than we really ate up the diesel. Not only were we climbing, but both days we were facing 15 mph winds, mostly heading right into them, so needless the say the mileage sucked!!! Or should I say, the diesel was sucked, right up that is!!! Hopefully next Monday as we head to Durango, CO the winds will not be helping suck up the fuel so bad, the climb should do enough of a job on it!!! Come on truck engine, break in!!!!

Good thing we have plenty of travel time to get to MA

ANOTHER delay !! First the salesman doesn't give the okay for the installer to order the parts to install our TransferFlo tank into the new truck, but then a "computer Glitch" at TransferFlo delays us even MORE!!! Everything else is done on the truck so that tank is all we're waiting for now. SOOO now it's late Monday or Tuesday before we can get out of here ARGHHHHH!!!!!! At least Pam has plenty of time to get the rig ready to go without killing herself!!!