Trip West - Winter Haven RV Park - Week 2

The Moon is still out this morning when I take Tucson for his walk

Looks like it is going to be another beautiful day

 Today I spot the Hawk on top of a light fixture in a neighboring parking lot.

He keeps an eye on Tucson and Me.

 He is a handsome devil

 When we return, Tucson spotted this woodpecker on the tree across from us.

Before it gets too hot we decide to try out the Bike Loop across the Wash.  We are in between to access points.  The only one we can get to from the Park is on Golf Links Rd.  It is a short ride along the path by the Wash behind the RV Park.

Then another short stint along Gold Links Rd

 to the Access point.

Today we head North.

 It is a beautiful bike path.  At one point Gary's chain came off.  It was only a minute or two before someone stopped to help.  While he helping two retired police officers on bike patrol stopped to make sure we were okay too.  We were able to continue on instead of turning back.  Next time we will be sure to have our tools on board.

Commemorative tree parks are designed to address multiple community needs: environmental restoration, flood and erosion control and stormwater runoff reduction, beautification, carbon sequestration, reduction of the urban heat island effect.

Garden of the Winter Solstice: 80 commemorative trees were planted in 2016-2017

Garden of the Masks: 70 commemorative trees were planted in 2014-2015

Saw this Roadrunner on our final stretch back home

 A view of the RV Park across the Pantano Wash

 There's home!

Lunch and then a well deserved trip to the Pool

Later we  headed to the Road House Cinema for Dinner and a Movie with our friends Marcia and Cliff

 Reclining seats with swivel tables are quite comfy

 Enjoying a great salad and Margarita during the Show - Harriet - Great flick!
We will be back to this place!

Arizona - Winterhaven RV Resort

We leave Benson and head to Tucson.  The plan is to stay over one night at the Casino Del Sol in the parking lot, drop the 5th wheel and then head over to Lazydays to get an estimate on repairing the 5th wheel from the tire blow out and then  go get the oil changed on the truck.

Well we get to the Casino and it looks like they added an RV Park.  $42 a night to park in the dirt next to what used to be the free parking lot.  We decide just to head to our new winter park a day early.

Trying the East side of town this time

It is a Mobil Home Park with an RV Park at the end

 We get settled in

At the other side of the RV Park there is a Ramada,  Hot Tub, Laundry Room and Bathhouse.

 A short bike ride takes us to the Clubhouse and Pool.  The pool is heated to a constant 84 degrees

 There are two hot tubs.  The bathrooms have showers with a shower gel and shampoo dispenser and there is a Sauna as well.

We back up to Pantano wash and there is  a coded gate so we can go walk Tucson there.

The Bike Loop is across the wash.

Have never seen a Lightening Storm in Tucson so it was a treat.

and followed by a double rainbow.

The sunsets are colorful and different each evening

I think we will like it here.

Trip South - New Mexico to Arizona

We stay over at the Escapee Park in Deming, NM

 

We pass a train grave yard

Uh Oh.  Looks like we might be ovrloaded.

Guess it's for this bad boy - whatever it is.

Surprised to see water in the desert - or is it a mirage?

We make it to Arizona and the Escapee Saquaro Co-Op

 where we take advantage of the week special for $65 plus electric

 

It is a nice clean park with large sites

 and a Dog Park for Tucson!

 We took part in the Halloween Party - one of the residents set us up with

costumes - Marshall Dillon and Miss Kitty.

 There were lots of great costumes

Normally a quiet park it was quite busy for their annual yard sale.

It was a lovely stay but time to move on to Tucson