Why Arizona? ~ 4 comments
Is there someplace else I can go for my winter travels that would be better than New Mexico? The short answer is.... No.
There's a reason why we full-timers try to spend our winters in just a handful of states, because there's only a handful of states where winters are worth spending. But not all of those states suit my criteria for places I would like to be, for instance…….
One ...The South, where I was raised. I would enjoy going back there, but it’s simply too far away, so it costs too much to get there and back again. And puts too many miles on my aging truck.
Two.... Texas. I do love Texas, cause it's a whole nother country! But the Texas Gulf Coast, where I most enjoy spending the winter, has the same problem as the South: it’s too far away, costs too much to get there. And the quickest way there is through New Mexico, which I'm kind of trying to avoid.
Three.... California? I've been there several times before, and it's a beautiful state that has been destroyed by one political party, and I refuse to give that state even one dollar of my traveling money.
So that pretty much covers states that are at least semi-warm in the winter, which leaves Arizona as a place that's nearby to my summer location, so it doesn't cost that much to get there, and limits the amount of miles I have to put on my truck. And as a bonus has a tremendous amount of public land, which translates into more places to boondock than you can shake a snake at.
So, considering that, you can see why I ended up with Arizona as a place where I want to spend my winters, and New Mexico as a way to get to Arizona in the Fall, and the way to get home in the Spring.
Theboondork
Sunset at the City of Rocks.
One of the Boondocking spots at the City of Rocks.
One of the few cloudy days at the City of Rocks.
City of Rocks sunset.
If you need a thinking bench where you can sit, relax, and let memories scroll through your mind, savoring the good parts, and speeding through the bad, this is just the place for you. Situated between two Ocotillo [Oh-ka-ti-yo] plants, the view is both beautiful and mesmerizing as you zip your jacket up a little higher, waiting for the sun to slowly rise behind the mountains and warm this chilly desert morning.