Arizona Trip - Feb 11 - Feb 27 - Colorado River

We headed from Tombstone back up to the Colorado River on the Arizona side - Lake Havasu, Bullhead City and finally found a wonderful campground on the river below the Havasu Dam by the name of La Paz County Campground/ http://www.co.la-paz.az.us/CoLaPazAzUs/Main_Pages/Dept_County_Parks/parkListings/laPazCounty/index.htm, also at the same location on the river : The Pirates Den: http://www.piratesdenresort.com/ This is a great destination park just outside of Parker Arizona especially during the winter months, but very hot of course in the summer. This campground was $15.00 per/night. Great place for boating, swimming or bicycling along the Colorado river. This area offered some of the cleanest atmosphere you will ever find, clear air and sunshine, doesn't get much better at least for the winter time. In the picture above you can see multiple mountain ranges in an almost 3D atmosphere. Unfortunately places like this get noticed by the snowbirds from Canada. There were more Canadians here than Americans absorbing the rays.

Arizona Trip - Feb 11 - Feb 27 - Tombstone

After leaving the beautiful Superstitions and Canyon Lake, we headed on down to Tucson and then to Kartchner Caverns. Again, there was another beautiful Arizona State campground right next to the Caverns. The caves are primarily limestone and the temperature inside was 80 degrees and very humid. We had to go through many chambers where we were blown off and misted so that our dry clothes would not disturb the environment. Once inside the mountain we looked at areas where no human has ever laid foot. Also, we viewed a Sloth that had become trapped supposedly about 80,000 years ago, all very fascinating. Since Kartchner Caverns are close to Tombstone, we headed there next. Lot of fun viewing the Wyatt Earp and Clantons gun fight, the Bird Cage Saloon etc. The Wild West was truly wild and one cannot really appreciate this fact unless you have visited Tombstone Arizona. Both the Caves (which they would not let us take pictures of) and Tombstone are fascinating destinations in Arizona.

Arizona Trip - Feb 11 - Feb 27

Headed down with our friends, Blaine and Anita to Superstition Mountains. Stayed at the Lost Dutchman Mine State Park in Apache Junction Arizona. Had a great time at the mine, with many artifacts, and rust is considered great here. After staying one night we toured the mine. They have done a great job restoring it so the public can enjoy it. Next we moved up the highway to Canyon Lake on the Salt River. Further up is Apache Lake and then next is the Roosevelt Dam and Lake. We stayed a great State campground called Tortilla Flats. No electricity, so it was dry camping, but they had water and sewer. We rented a boat and went into the canyon. It was just beautiful scenery in true Apache country.