We are at the Desert Gem RV Park near Salome Arizona, about 80 miles north-west of Phoenix. Our washer is going almost non-stop and we will leave here tomorrow with an empty laundry hamper, all cleaned up ready do more camping. I use the word camping because that’s what we all used to do. Then, for some reason we discovered RVing. When you RV you have hook ups and assigned sites and always a list of rules. In return we can stand in the shower for as long as you want, and you can turn on all the lights and leave them on as long as you want.
Sorry, I obviously got a little off track there. What attracted us to Desert Gem was the price. For less than $16 a night ($175 plus electricity per month) we get full hookups an cement pad and a pull through site. That’s perfect for a catch up spot for a a couple of days for us. At the Desert Gem all the folks here for a few months have an ATV or two parked out front and most can rattle off the names of the popular trails to the north, or the south or any other way you want to travel, as long as you are not looking for a paved highway.
Happy hour starts a little later then some places, mainly because they’re all still out playing in the desert until closer to dark. Let me assure you though, they do make up for lost time.
Looks like a good spot for Happy Hour
They are serious about their off-road travelling and they are equally serious about their Happy Hour. They may start a little late, but they certainly make up for lost time.
Cacti's new friends
We checked in because of the price, but we are staying another night because this is the friendliest park we have been in since we left Grimsby back in October. To put it all into perspective, we have probably parked at about 2 dozen different spots since November including Flying J’s Wal-Mart, Sams Clubs, RV parks, BLM lands and rest areas. This would probably be RV park number 15 or so, and there is no question, there are lot’s of friendly folk.
We’ve met a bunch of people in most of the places we have been this winter, but in an RV Park, never so many, so quickly as here. Even our cacti got a couple of new travelling companions.
Today we look forward to an afternoon high near 80. Could be the perfect day for a few chores and then catch up on our reading.
