Rock Shadows RV Park-Apache Junction,AZ

Dec. 4, 2011
We have arrived in the Snowbird capital of the world it seems!  Rock Shadows has +/-600 sites with the majority being permanent park models.  Nightingale will Workamp, and I will rest and recuperate--I am still the recipient of endless special treatment. :)  Many of our previous Workamper friends are in the Phoenix area for the winter as well as old friends from Maine and Nightingale's friends from college.  It promises to be a busy, fun-filled winter...even though we arrived to record low temperatures! 

Side excursion to Las Vegas with our Wine Country friends!

The beautiful Superstition Mountains are nearby and provide the backdrop for the park.  A most pleasant surprise was the Park's hiking club--"The Cactus Kickers."  Our park neighbor and fearless leader Bob, with his cohort Spencer, regaled us with legends and lore, local history and much amusement along the trail.  Nightingale, of course, was elated to be under a backpack again after a long, long 6-months of hellacious confinement.  I am just plain elated to be alive and hiking again!!  What a perfectly-timed Godsend those weekly hikes were for us.

                                        

Sensing the correct direction.

Nightingale naps in the shadow of Weaver's Needle.

It is wise to give a wide berth... to those who have horns!

Our adventures included searching for Arizona Marble and digging for Apache Tears, both of which we found, thanks to Fred and Connie who jeeped us up steep mountain trails over boulders and through gulleys.

We were thrilled to have so many visitors at Rock Shadows!  Park Ranger Cynthia came from Joshua Tree and we cruised on the Dolly Steamboat around Canyon Lake.  Brad and Dawn came for respite from cold weather in Maine, and we all went to the Arizona Opry.  It was great to see Jon and Marie at the Opry and the Good Sam Rally.  They treated us to dinner at their house in Sun City.  Tony and Mary and John put off their golfing vacation in Tucson for a few days to celebrate Nightingale's 60th birthday!  It was a busy winter of fun, food and frivolity with good friends--old and new. 

Arizona Opry

  

   

  

Spring is upon us! 

My recovery must be near complete... as the TLC has been discontinued.  I have read lots of books with the Rock Shadows Book Club, baked many loaves of bread for my hard-working Workamper... who has washed, waxed, shined, greased, lubed, tightened and aired-up everything on the Bighorn. 

Our time here has come to an end.  We must be on our way. 

The schedule for the next few weeks includes:   Memphis, TN; Elkhart, IN; The Black Hills of South Dakota, and Seattle for an appointment with my favorite Doctor.  From there, God-willing--next stop Kenai, Alaska, June 1!!!!!