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
24 Replies to “Hop Skip and a Jump to Arizona”
Sounds like a great place to put on the list whenever we finally make it to Arizona – have it on the list in order to check off all those hummers they have down there.
Yes, we like going to the less popular places and find them to be just as stunning of landscapes.
A perfect trip Sandra: nice people you met, wildlife and beautiful scenery.
Yes, it is fun going back to all these photos. 😊
Your photography skills are exceptional – and make sharing your adventures with you so very enjoyable!
Thank you Jan, I appreciate hearing that and love sharing my photos. It is such a joy for me to be out finding things to photograph. Have a wonderful day Jan.
A real wonder with beautiful places and interesting views
Thank you very much 😊
You are on the path to where we plan to go next spring! I (Kellye) am very interested in these posts because we will probably follow your exact footsteps. Thanks for sharing, Sandra!
You will love it Kellye, this area of Arizona was a surprise, after being in the desert so long and then to see forest and water was a real treat. We had never heard of this little area and it wasn’t crowded at all.
And if you get down this way again, if I haven’t moved yet, I have a space you can park. From my house it’s only half an hour into the Huachucas or an hour and a half back up into the Chiricahuas. And 10 minutes to Bisbee.
Sounds like a great location to live. We went a little farther west from there and then started to head north back in April. 😊
You were almost to my house. If you go to your photograph, I am right smack on the border halfway between Nogales and the Arizona/New Mexico line. I have been doing some work in the Chiricahuas recently. I absolutely love those mountains!
That is so cool we were so close. Those mountains were so amazing. A camper at that park told us to take the drive across and head over to the monument and echo valley. So we did that one day. What a beautiful sight seeing the waterfall and the trees after being in Texas for a month. How wonderful you live that close. Have you gotten any rain lately. It wad so dry when we were there.
We have been getting rain off and on. Not enough, but it’s never enough.
Lovely deers! They are quite different from the Japanese deers, something I have just noticed!
Thank you, yes the mule deer have giant ears. 😊
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Thank you very much Francine 😊
A lovely place to check out Sandra. Love the mountain shot.
Thank you very much 😊
Beautiful reserve but I’m afraid I will never be around there 😉
Yes, it has a lot of beautiful landscapes, it was nice to see but we probably won’t be back to that area for a long time. 😊