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Why We Missed Texas AGAIN this Winter

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I feel bad, having promised my friends in Texas a visit this winter, but not having delivered on that promise --- yet again. Why? From our southernmost point in Arizona (Patagonia Lake) to our planned destination in Texas --- it was 1,181 mi / 18 hours 33 mins. LONG trip, especially when we don`t do more than 3 hours per day, i.e. that would have been 6 days down and 6 days back. At 4 … [Read more...]

Our Real NorthboundSnowbirding Route 2011/2012

Here's the route we took northbound this past winter.... View Larger Map http://g.co/maps/t5fvw … [Read more...]

Our Real Southbound Routing 2011/2012

View Larger Map Here's the link to the map on Google. … [Read more...]

Boondocking at Roosevelt Lake

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Boondocking at Roosevelt Lake ranks as one of my favorite times during the 5 months we spent snowbirding last winter. The 4 nights we spent there, were to be the last of the trip with our friends Bill and Georgie, whom we met a Kartchner Caverns State Park about 6 weeks before. We left McDowell Regional Park near Phoenix around the same time and met up at the Tonto Basic Marketplace where … [Read more...]

Plastic Water Bottle Warning

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You've probably heard about the problem with plastic water bottles. They create more than 2,500 tons of waste each year and only a very small percentage of plastic water bottles are recycled each year. Those that aren't, decompose slowly and release toxic chemicals into the environment. Furthermore, plastic water bottles take up to 47 million gallons of oil per year to produce. But, … [Read more...]