Staying at Bottomless Lake State Park for 4 days

We arrived on 11/8 and will be leaving Saturday, 11/12/2011. Bottomless Lake State Park is a very nice campground with big sites. We have a nice view of the lake and the red rocks from our site. Only thing is they have no wifi so McDonalds here we are:))
We took a nice hike and visited all the lakes going about 2 miles one way. The scenery is very nice and we are enjoying our stay. Went into town on Thursday and got the oil and transmission fluid changed and tires rotated on the truck. She is running just like new and we want to keep her that way. We are going to the UFO museum tommorrow and are waiting for Scotty to Beam me UP!! Looking forward to going to Carlsbad Caverns on Saturday. The bats are gone but the caverns will be COOL!!

our camper bottom left

Stayed in Albuquerque for 2 nights

We went back to the Enchanted Camprground, in Albuquerque where we stayed in April. We wanted to outrun the snow that was heading west. They place we were going to stay had a low of 17 and snow. So the extra drive to Albuquerque was worth it. But it was cold and the casino took some more of the Walters fortune:))  Someone is bad luck?  not sure who it is yet!  We had a nice time and got to relax and eat at the casino cheap. Moving on to Bottomless Lake State Park in Roswell, NM.

More pictures of Winter Wonderland!!

the wind started blowing!!

keeping the Beer cold!!

Winter Wonderland!! It snowed Friday night 11/4 in Flagstaff, AZ

Well they predicted snow on Friday night in Flagstaff so Saturday was a day to drive 89A and see the scenery. It was a spectacular drive and the snow on the mountains and trees made it like a Winter Wonderland!! We had a great time seeing the snow and it was one of our best days on the road!!  Pictures don't do it justice!!  But I will try!!

Took 2 hikes in the Sedona Red Rock Country

We haven't been taking our hikes like we wanted and decided to take two nice hikes. The first one was Fay Canyon, a little over 2 mile round trip to see some beautiful scenery.  We saw several other hikers enjoying the beautiful red rocks. What makes this different than Moab is the trees and other greenery.

Our second hike was a little over one and a half round trip, with an elevation gain of over 400 ft. It was a moderate climb giving you beautiful scenes of the red rock country, once you completed the hike. The hikes allowed us to splurge to a fish fry dinner at the casino, burn those calories!! and yes, I even lost money again at the casino.

Overall a great day!!

almost stepped on the snake

Visiting Sedona and Jerome, AZ

Decided to take a drive and visit Sedona and Jerome. Sedona is a town with a little over 10,000 people, but many more are part time due to the beautiful scenery and nice climate. We found Sedona a place that we would like to visit again and maybe even spend several months. The scenery is fabulous and the hiking trails are unlimited. This is one great place and a must to see if you ever come to Arizona.

Jerome was a copper mining camp, growing from a settlement of tents to a roaring mining community. Four disastrous fires destroyed large sections of the town during its early history, resulting in the incorporation of the City of Jerome in 1899.  Jerome is now a bustling tourist magnet and artistic community with a population of about 450. It includes a modicum of artists, craft people, musicians, writers, hermits, bed and breakfast owners, museum caretakers, gift shop proprietors and fallen-down-building landlords.

Snoopy!!

Moving up the road to Sedona, AZ on 11/2/2011

We were excited to move to Sedona and see some of the beautiful Red Rock country. We are camping at Distant Drums RV Resort in Camp Verde, AZ. The campground was recommended to us by some campers in Buckeye and are we glad they did. This is a great place to camp and is within 20 miles of Sedona and just across the interstate is a casino. I tried to win Christmas money but again went home empty handed:(((
Since we got to the campground around lunch we decided to visit Montezuma Castle and Montezuma Well.
Montezuma Castle is a neat looking cliff dwelling which reminded us of our visit to the dwellings in Mesa Verde. It is always fun to see these dwellings on the side of mountains. You just wish you could see how everyone got around.
Montezuma Well is a  naturally occuring spring in the desert which produces a million and a half gallons of water a day. Empty cliff houses, caves and ruins of stone pueblos are all that remain of this 14th century farming community.