We're Here!

It's so nice to be back at Eagle View RV Resort, Fort McDowell, Arizona. As we drove down the road into the park, it like we were back at our second home.

It was such a pretty drive today. People talk about the desert being boring, but it is anything but. We started out on I-40, then turned east on Highway 93 towards Wickenburg. There was an incredible variety of color along the way. We began to see Joshua trees. In fact, there was a sign saying that this was Arizona's Scenic Joshua Tree Byway. A few miles past where I took this picture, the Joshua trees were so dense, you almost couldn't see the desert floor.

There were sagebrush, rabbitbrush, bitter brush, and creosote bushes. We saw staghorn, cholla, beavertail and ocotillo cacti. And finally, we began to see saguaros. There were lots of palo verde trees, mesquite, salt cedars and eucalyptus trees. And a whole lot more I couldn't identify! Such and incredible variety of shapes and colors.

We took Highway 60, then the 101 Loop around Phoenix, finally getting to Highway 87 which led us to Fort McDowell Road. Two miles up the road sits the RV Park on the opposite side of the road from the Casino.

We technically are in Site 101 the wrong way. Instead of backing in, we are facing the fence and the Verde River valley. Since it is next to a small cluster of bushes and trees, our front door is not facing anyone elses. Fortunately, we have an extra twenty-five feet of electric cable and several water hoses, so we were able to run them underneath the coach to the hook-ups.

Before the night was over, we experienced a power outage and a trip to Denny's for dinner. But, I'm tired and it's time for bed.