Hop Skip and a Jump to Arizona
Hop Skip and a Jump to Arizona, we were in Texas for the entire month of March, Texas is a big state. But by April we skipped on over to Arizona, not a long drive from El Paso Texas. This is where I found a wonderful campground called Rusty’s Rv Park.
What a beautiful area this is, most people travel a little farther north to the big national park called Gila national forest. I had checked it out but it was completely booked when we were passing through the area.
I tend to look closer at the smaller green areas on the map like the area with the arrow on the picture below. This is where I found Rusty’s rv park and a wonderful surprise called the Chiricahua Mountains.
Someone told us at the park to take a drive over this mountain in the photo below and you will end up at one of the most interesting landscapes hidden in the hills of Arizona called, Bonita Canyon and Echo Canyon Trail head.
It is a 5 hour drive over the mountain to get to the other side, pictured below is the road that takes one on this beautiful journey. One lane in most places and yes I was a little nervous about what one does if another car is coming from the other way.
Luckily we left very early in the morning and did not meet anyone on the road.
If you ever find your self in eastern Arizona down by the border, be sure to stop by this place. In the middle of a hot desert, this is a true oasis for people and animals alike. Nothing like I have ever seen before.
I will have more photos and video coming this week of the drive into the mountains.
Plus at this RV park, like many others, we met a wonderful group of genuinely kind folks. A shout out to Kathy whom we met that is a photographer and writer. We had a wonderful time visiting with her.
Hop Skip and a Jump to Arizona