We’re off again! This time we are going to retrace the path of the Oregon Trail, from Missouri to Oregon. To do this we must, again, drive through the California desert, drive through the Arizona desert, through the New Mexico desert, and on through a corner of the Texas desert, through a corner of the Oklahoma desert, then on into Kansas, and finally into Missouri. We will be retracing some of the same roads and places that we have been through before…
But first, here is an update of our grandchildren…
Ian visited The La Brea Tar Pits and stuck his finger into the tar…
Evelyn has found her calling as “Super Woman”…
They have enjoyed their summer, doing the many things that have been off limits over the past 15 months…
But back to out trip…
We had an uneventful day driving across California and Arizona…
Not the first time we have been in Arizona, but it is always fun to take a photo of the sign…
Arizona looks like this along this route…
We had a little rain, but nothing that delayed our trip. We headed north at Phoenix, and continuing to Camp Verde, located about one hour south of Sedona. Camp Verde is a sleepy little town that has the best restaurant in this part of Arizona. People drive the hour from Sedona because it is better than anything there…
Camp Verde looks like this… We are at about 3,200′ elevation…
We found the RV park. We are in, connected, and paid for…
So, after checking in to the RV park, we freshened up and headed to Moscato Italian Restaurant. We had a fabulous meal, with courses that were way too large – we brought home over half the food. (We drank all the wine…)
Next to our table was a group of six men, about our age, who were celebrating a birthday. They were having a great time, and on occasion we could hear someone mention their Airstream. Several times. We were not sure which man it was, so as we were leaving we stopped at their table and asked, “Which one owns an Airstream?” It turns out that four of them own Airstreams! They were all from Sedona, and, like I said, they drive the hour to Camp Verde to eat at Moscato. We had a fine discussion about Airstreams, diesel trucks, and the finer things of life, and we then left them to continue their celebrations.
We returned to The Villa. An enjoyable time was had by all…
Adventures in the Villa 