Saturday April 1st 2017

Today was moving day. I completed packing away the month’s worth of clutter around ten thirty this morning. I hooked up the car and was on my way. As anticipated I wasn’t the only one leaving. One of my neighbors was gone before I got up and several more departed while I was getting everything ready for the road. While saying goodbye to my neighbors from Canada, I learned they were leaving by Thursday, so the area will be pretty empty before too long.

Site A3 at Picacho Peak State Park. This picture was taken during the part of the afternoon that threatened rain.

I had a very short travel day. My stop for the next three nights is the Picacho Peak State Park about 20 miles east on Interstate 10 from my home for the last month. Picacho Peak is a prominent hunk of rock that towers 1,500 feet above the desert floor. It can be seen from many miles around. The campground is located on the high ground on the north side of the Peak.

Looking at the Peak from behind my RV.

My campsite is located in one of three loops in an area with many saguaro cacti. This is a back to nature stay. After the month in the regular rows of a trailer park like setting, this is a welcome change. The sites have electric hookups but no water or sewer. I came prepared with a full water tank and empty waste tanks. I plan to hike a couple of the trails while I’m here.

Smaller Peak between Picacho and the Interstate highway.

On the planning front, I managed to secure a campsite in Las Vegas for two weeks. My fear that I would have difficulty proved unfounded. The first place I called had an available site at a reasonable price. Now I need to look at the show schedule while I’m there. I want to see a few shows while I’m in town.

Looking at Picacho Peak from across the campground.

My next two stops before I get to Vegas are reserved. I still need to research and book a campground in the Kingman AZ area for next weekend. There are several campgrounds listed in the directories, but I need to check the online review sites for the prevailing opinions.