We left the resort life and returned to the desert. We are
in Maricopa County at Usery Mountain Regional Park. When we arrived this
morning we unhooked the car and drove through the park so we could choose the
site we wanted before registering. On our drive through the park we saw two
large snakes warming, I’m guessing, on the warm blacktop of the road. We had been
talking about going as far as northern Arizona but even down here they have
cold snaps and for the next four or five days highs for that part of the state are
only in the 60’s. We decided to stay in the Phoenix area where the weather will
be in the 80’s. This park has large spacious sites with plenty of room between
them. Electric and water hookups at each site, the restrooms offer flush
toilets and hot showers. We will miss the pools, hot tubs and the rest of the
amenities offered by the resorts but it is hard to beat the beauty of the desert.
We had to run into Apache Junction for some supplies this
afternoon. The great thing about this
park is that it is only 8-10 miles from town.
P.S. while sitting outside just before supper I spotted my third snake of the day, I'm getting a bit spooked now.
View from our campsite
Our backyard
Large campsites
Pretty at dusk
Sunset
My favorite
