Montgomery Bell SP

Saturday Headed to Tennessee and stayed at Montgomery Bell State Park for the night.

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West Memphis

Friday Drove into West Memphis and visited with Melissa and Grandchildren.

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Lake Catherine SP, Hot Springs NP

Thursday we headed East and then changed plans and headed to Lake Catherine SP by Hot Springs. Then we drove in to Hot Springs NP to tour. We walked down Bath House Row and checked out the Hot Springs at the Open Springs. We walked into the Arlington Hotel and then drove to the tower on North Mountain. We walked around the campground and saw another Casita and an Oliver.

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Tinker AFB, Lake Fort Smith SP

Wednesday the 18th we tried to visit Fort Reno, but they were closed for road construction. We stopped at Tinker AFB and walked through their aircraft on display. Then we drove into Arkansas and stayed the night at Lake Fort Smith SP. There was a Casita, a Scamp, and an Oliver in the campground like a small egg rally.  

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Cadillac Ranch, Foss SP

Tuesday the 17th as we left the park we saw two different tarantulas crossing the road. Really, really bad!! We continued East, stopping at Cadillac Ranch to check it out. We headed out of Texas and stopped at Foss State Park for the night. As we were walking down around by the lake we saw four more tarantulas in the road. Not a good sign. At dark our camper was covered by some kind of beetles.

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Piedras Marcadas Canyon, Clines Corner, Santa Rosa Lake SP

Monday we got up and headed East again. We stopped in Albuquerque at the Piedras Marcadas Canyon to view petroglyphs. Hundreds of them! Heading East again we took a break at Clines Corner and then continued on to Santa Rosa for the night. We checked out the Blue Hole and then camped at the Santa Rosa Lake SP. 

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Walnut Cayon NP, Winslow Arizona, Petrified Forest NP

Sunday the 15th we got up and hiked around the East Lagoon seeing Grackle's and a Bald Eagle. On the way East we stopped at Walnut Canyon NP and did the Island Hike looking at all the cliff dwellings. Our next stop was Winslow Arizona for picture taking of the route 66 area, Eagle's statue, and lunch at the local resturant. From there we went on the to Petrified Forest NP and did the drive through part stopping at all to see. We continued on 40 East and saw a very large rainbow which was brilliant and lasted about a half hour as we drove through the mountains. We stopped for the night in Gallup New Mexico at the USA RV Park. A very patriotic campground! 

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Tuzigoot NM, Dead Horse Ranch SP, Montezuma Castle NM, Fort Verde SHP, Montezuma Well, Arizona

Saturday we headed East and then went South to see the cliff dewellings. We drove scenic 89A across the mountains into Sedona. We saw antelope in the fields. We went to Tuzigoot National Monument, Dropped the camper off at Dead Horse Ranch SP, went to Montezuma Castle National Monument, went to Fort Verde State Historic Park, and then Montezuma Well. We headed back to the campground for dinner and a scenic walk from the campground. That night as I was out star gazing, a skunk walked up on our campsite. I snapped my fingers and he looked at me turning around and walking away.

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Lake Havasu City, Kingman, Arizona

Friday the 13 we headed East some more. We did a small side trip South to Lake Havasu City to see the London Bridge. They bought the bridge and had it shipped over and rebuilt it. After that we went back to 40 and drove to Kingman where we spent the night. We camped at Zuni Village RV Park and then toured historic downtown.

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Calico Ghost Town

Thursday we headed East. We set up camp at Calico Ghost Town in Yermo, CA. We did the tour of the town before dinner and then walked to the cemetery after dinner.

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