January
01-01-2018 thru 01-7-2018
Monday
–Happy New Year! We got back to the camper after midnight last
night and slept in this morning. Finally made it to John and Donna's
around 11:00. We spent the rest of the day with them and got home
around 8:00. We had a wonderful visit, great food and Donna and I
even made cookies. Thank you both for your hospitality!
Tuesday - We headed east of Phoenix to Tortilla Flat today. It was quit a ways from where we are in Goodyear but a very nice drive. There was some areas road work in the mountains leading into the valley and the pavement was pretty bumpy in places but still very picturesque. Dennis and his friends visited here back in the 70's and he said it is very different. Dennis and I split a burger at the outdoor restaurant then we headed back.
Tuesday - We headed east of Phoenix to Tortilla Flat today. It was quit a ways from where we are in Goodyear but a very nice drive. There was some areas road work in the mountains leading into the valley and the pavement was pretty bumpy in places but still very picturesque. Dennis and his friends visited here back in the 70's and he said it is very different. Dennis and I split a burger at the outdoor restaurant then we headed back.
Tortilla Flat Trip
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| Some of the variety of currency tacked to the wall of the restaurant at Tortilla Flat |
Wednesday
– Participated in the golf tournament in the morning and played
boccie ball in the evening. The weather was suburb again with highs
in the mid 70's.
Thursday
– Today we decided to take a hike in the desert and headed to
Skyline Regional Park near Buckeye. We stopped at Cracker Barrel in
Buckeye for breakfast. At the park we followed the Quartz Mine trail
then took the Skyline Trail, then Lost Creek and Mountain Wash trails
back to the parking lot. Whew! What a workout. Almost 4 miles and
about 1000 feet of elevation gain! Back at the RV park we took a dip
in the pool and relaxed at the camper the rest of the evening.
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| Nice Swing!! |
Skyline Regional Park
Saturday
– We headed south to Estrella Mountain Regional Park to do some
more hiking. There are multiple trails and you can pick and choose a
route that fits your needs. We started on the Quail Trail. Then
continued on the Rainbow Trail to Baseline Trail then back to Quail.
The Baseline trail had a few steep sections but the change in
elevation was not great so it was not difficult. We hiked about 3.8
miles. There are several more trails throughout the park which can be
used by hikers, bikers and horses. Once back at the camper we cooked
a pork roast and sweet potatoes on the grill. We went for a swim before we ate supper.
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| Estrella Mountains (where we hiked) in the background, Goodyear Airport in the foreground |
Sunday
– Today we did some chores and wash including
washing the bed sheets. We played 8 holes of golf in the afternoon
then went out for supper to Cafe Zamora in Avondale.
The
weather all week has been great with highs in the 70's and lows in
the 40's. Pretty nice!
Where
we are parked: Cotton Lane RV Resort – Goodyear Arizona –
Site 38. We paid the Good Sam weekly rate $206.13 which included
water, sewer and electric. This is a resort park with many amenities
including an indoor pool and hot tub, boccie ball, shuffle board,
pickle ball courts and 4 golf holes. There is laundry and exercise
rooms. Our site was in an area for short term guests and was very
small. The sites for the monthly guests were much more generous in
size. There are also permanent single and double wide manufactured
homes in this park.
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