Verde Valley Icicles

We stayed overnight at the Saddle Mountain RV Park in Tonopah, AZ.  We left Borrego Springs on New Year’s Day about 9 AM and headed East towards the Salton Sea, then North to I-10 in order to turn East again for Arizona.  We thought it would be better to head through Phoenix traffic on Sunday and we don’t like to drive too far on travel days.  So we pulled into an overnight pull-thru at a park that is mostly geared for winter residents.  Forecast was for below freezing temps, so we let our water drip through the night.  Our water was OK come morning, but Chris became the broken water line detector.  The site across from us had a broken line and water was spraying everywhere with nobody home.  So Chris shut off the water to their rig.  Then as we navigated the park streets another geyser sprung from the water lines.  This time the resident was home but Chris helped her shut off her water.  Hmmm…wonder how many broke when all was said and done?

We are safe in the driveway of our sticks and stucco in the sunny Verde Valley!  This was our view of the Sedona Red Rocks and Flagstaff peaks as we came down the mountain.  See all that white stuff?  Snow!  It is a balmy 38 degrees here!  Brrr!  Time to drain and blow out the water lines! 

Now that we are home, we’ll have to wait for the next school break to travel, but I will post some reviews of local parks.  This area has beautiful weather in late March, April and the beginning of May.  So if you’re close- stop by!