Sunday, June 13

From Texas, we drove to Santa Rosa, NM and stayed in an RV park

hoping that we could fill up on propane. Next day, pulled up to 

propane tank and no propane!!!! Keep going west on I-40/Route 66.

Found a place west of Albuquerque for propane and got a site at 

Bluewater Lake State Park(dry camping). 

                                              Bluewater Lake

                                         (Effects of the drought)

Next day drove to Flagstaff, AZ, but had a difficult time finding a

RV park. Wound up 65 miles south in Camp Verde RV Park for six 

days(waiting to go to Grand Canyon by train). 

                                It’s hot here!!!!

Day 1. Drove to Sedona. Red Rock country. Beautiful mountains 

views.  Had lunch at The Mesa Restaurant right at airport high on a 

mountain top,  extraordinary view watching the planes take off and 

land.

Day 2 Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Lake, Turzigoot 

                Montezuma Lake in the middle of the desert 

                            Spring fed. Very alkaline, no fish 

                                      Montezuma Castle 

Established in1906, Montezuma Castle is the third National

Monument dedicated to preserving Native American culture. 

                                        Happy Explorers 

Tuzigoot (Crooked River) this is an ancient hilltop Pueblo 

Home to the Sinagua  people

Day 3 Laundry day, shopping, exploring Camp Verde      

And the Verde River Valley 

(Bonus-RV park serves waffles for breakfast-yummy)

Day 4  Jerome, AZ  

Located on top of Cleopatra Hill, Jerome is an historic 

copper mining town founded in 1876. Population peaked in

the 1920’s at around 15,000.  One of the richest mines, it

made 1 million dollars a month-almost 8 billion dollars

until it closed in 1953, leaving the town a “ghost town”.

Now a tourist destination and a historical State Park,

Jerome has a population of 450 

                                The Douglas Mansion, now mining museum 

                                        cross section of the mines

                                Front entrance to Douglas Mansion 

                                                       Douglas mine. The little Daisy

Up next back to Flagstaff