First Trip

Our first trip was at the end of March 2009. The main purpose of the trip was to pick up our T@B trailer from some terrific people in Arizona. We travelled 2450 miles, visited National Parks and Monuments and saw some old friends in eastern Arizona. The photo above is at Canyon de Chelly on our way back to Idaho.

We camped a couple places before we got the T@B--a KOA in Beaver, Utah and a hotel in Flagstaff, AZ. The KOA was cold, windy, and dusty. The hotel was warm and dry.





We saw this camp before we got the T@B but we didn't stay there.









Arizona seems like it has a lot of stickers.

And funny looking trees.

We saw this windmill and corral along the highway. It seemed like a good place for a windmill because it was plenty windy.


There were a number of camps like this one at Canyon de Chelly:


















But we stayed in the T@B at the Cottonwood campground in the National Monument which the Navajo people are kind enough to share with visitors.


There were some more stickers around there that we had to be careful about.



Then we headed north to Utah and it snowed.

The next day at Arches was very pretty and sunny.

We pretty much just drove back to Idaho after we left arches.

Campgrounds on this trip:

• Beaver, UT KOA gets 2 paws. We were there early in their season, so we're sure we didn't see it at its best.
• Flagstaff, AZ Embassy Suites gets 2 paws. Hey, it is just a hotel.
• Safford, AZ Casa R & J gets 4 paws. That place is the best! Though it does have a slight Bubba factor.
• Canyon de Chelly National Monument Cottonwood Campground gets 3 paws. It is a little rough around the edges and not very pet-friendly but has through-the-roof scenic value just up the road--and it is free.
• Moab, UT Slickrock Campground gets 2 paws. It was a bit dirty and crowded but any port in a snow storm is good.
• Willard Bay, UT State Park gets 2 paws. Very neat and tidy, but right next to the Interstate.