May 2020

 The Corona virus continues……. But life goes on.

Tom and Linda West came to Yuma for a visit.

We hadn’t seen then in several years.

A good visit.

A fella in our resort entertaining folks in distanced golf carts.

A beautiful evening.

Mike continues with his off roading trips into the desert.

An abandoned mine – an interesting point.

Wow it’s hot for only May.

It’s time to head north to cooler weather.  We put

Our little “Mustang Sally” into storage for the summer.

It’s time to leave our beautiful green landscape.

May 29^th, we left Yuma and headed north to Lake Havasu City to visit with
Mikes brother and sister-in-law, Chuck an Eva…also his sister Pat drove up as well. 

We stayed in Lake Havasu City for 3 nights.  Great time !!

Tomorrow, we will again head north on
our journey to see the kids in Oregon/Washington.

Stay safe…stay healthy..

We hope to see you soon.

April 2020

The Corona virus has taken over…….everything.

The summer sun is here….even though it’s not summer yet.

What a beautiful cactus……each one of those little nubbins
are a potential bloom.

The stay at home rules…… mean that I’m cooking a lot more.

One night I tried a taco ring….  Not too bad eh?

It’s getting warm…..  we got a portable air conditioner for the motor home.  Wow, it’s great.  It may be REALLY hot outside, it’s very comfortable inside.

We took a drive down to Gateway park.  It’s beautiful.

The river is cool and the freeway (Hwy 8) shades a lot

of the park.  The land on the other side of the bridge is California.

Looking east… is the “Ocean to Ocean” highway. (in Arizona)

Plenty of great playing for the kids (once they can get out)

Up on the hill above the bridge is a beautiful old

Mission.

We end April wearing our new Oregon State face masks.

(Thanks Jeri !!)

Stay safe…stay healthy..

We hope to see you soon.

March 2020

What a crazy month !The Corona virus has taken over…….

 But, Jeeping continues.  Mike went to this beautiful area

just outside of Yuma.

The cactus are all in bloom

If you look carefully, you can see Big Horn Sheep in the wild.

The ocotillo are in bloom.

Early in the month, Country Roads had a great concert,

                  It was the Desperados…… an Eagles tribute. They were great!

Later in the month, after going stir crazy staying at home, we decided to take a drive.  What a wonderful day!

We went up north to the Yuma Proving grounds area, drove thru
the beautiful fields, then south thru town and down toward our
southern border with Mexico.

At one point, in a small town named Gadsden,
the main road goes approx. 1 block from the border wall.
 The wall is neat and uniform
but not solid.  It is missing in several areas.

After our ride, we returned to Country Roads

(Very quiet)

Let's hope that next month’s blog will report

on how we are getting back to “normal”
Our country is at a loss, the way this corona virus has attacked us.

Stay safe and healthy!

February 2020

 Visits from Indio….

A fun weekend visit from Neil Peterson and his friend Lari

We went to the Yuma Proving grounds, Neil & Lari went to the casino and saw Jay Leno.

Pictured here is dinner with Jerry & Jennifer.

 

Marc and Brandon took in some good weather on breaks from their
work conference in Dallas.

Next a visit from Jim and Gayle.  Dinner on our lot before heading up
to Phoenix for some spring training games.

While up in Phoenix, we saw the Dodgers, the Angels, the Rangers and
the Cubs and also the Reds and the A’s

We had a great time…..  weather was perfect.

Good friends.

The home teams won every game

These goofballs with their "bobbleheads"

Even the mascots had a great time.

We are back in Yuma now….  The weather is in the 80’s, the sun is shining. 
We are ready for whatever March brings.

January 2020

A new year begins....

Early in January, we drove over to San Diego to meet with
Brandon and Anna and to watch Anna perform at her gymnastics event.

Wow!  Look at the muscles in her legs!

Anna performed beautifully.  She got 3rd on the uneven bars! 

She's beautiful and so powerful !

The FMCA Four-Wheelers group held a rally in Yuma.

Jeepers from all over.  Mike was in his element.  He loved it!

One off roading trip went to a point in the desert where there are miles
of graffiti made with rocks in the sand.

This wild donkey watched us in the Jeeps passing by very closely on an off-roading run.

We decided to add a short wall to our lot. 
The wall divides the parking area from our outdoor eating area. 

I love it!  What do you think?

Yuma is very much an agricultural area.

The views are so beautiful.

Rows and rows of goodness as far as the eye can see.

December 2019

The end of 2019…..

We ended November with a great visit from Brandon and Karen,
Ben and Anna up in La Quinta, California

We spent a (very cold) Thanksgiving and had a great time.

A fun time with fun people.

A beautiful view of the mountains in Yuma

We took a short trip up to Phoenix for a great visit with

Jeri (my sister) and her husband Brian

It was a beautiful trip

We went to “The Roaring Fork” for an outstanding burger!!

Jeri and her new fella  😊

We stopped on the way back from Phoenix for a short visit with Mike’s cousin,
Bill and his wife.

A beautiful evening in Yuma

We drove to Sunriver, Oregon for Christmas with the kids and grandkids.

We woke up one morning to a couple of visitors.

Isn’t he a cutie?

We had a great time….. spent 2 (long) days driving up, four days with
Marc ( and family) and 4 days with Brandon and family) then 2 days driving back.

We had so much fun with everyone.  

This is a sunrise to the east, not far from the Sierra Mountain range.

We end this year back in Yuma.  Mike has a terrible cold ….
He will be better in no time, I’m sure.

Wishing all of you an outstanding New Year in 2020.