Arizona 2024

Left Ehrenberg about 9:30 or so. Had very stiff winds last night. Winds have subsided some, but stayed with us for the drive.
Headed east on I-10, gassed up on the road somewhere. Had back in the $3.50 range! To avoid driving through Phoenix we headed south on Hwy. 80. This highway is actually an east west highway, but this section of it is primarily south. Hwy. 80 was the primary route for cross country and was known as the ocean to ocean highway. Was hoping to catch some older historical sites.
First up was the Hassayampa Bridge, it is how this highway became a coast to coast solution. This bridge is on the national historic register. With all its history, it really was very underwhelming. I should have known, it is just a concrete bridge. I had to find a picture online to show just how boring this bridge is... oh well, it's the journey, not the destination!
Stopped in Arlington at a cowboy grill for lunch and then one more bridge stop over the Gila River. Another old Bridge, but at least was interesting looking- if you looked beyond the graffiti. Beyond the bridge was the Gillespie Dam. This dam was built privately to secure irrigation water for the fields. It had a partial collapse, but most of it is still there. It was also sort of interesting to see a number of white egrets hunting in the river.
Hwy 80 eventually got us to I-10, drive thru Tucson and headed south on I-19 to a little town just outside of Green Valley. An older park, lots of activities, common buildings for swimming, pickleball, sewing, wood working, cards, billiards, dancing. We were able to enjoy their take out meatloaf dinner with a glass of wine back out the RV.Læs mere