Cactus
Snowbirding 101

All about organ pipe cacti

We were surprised to realize that the Ajo/Why, Arizona, area offers so many great sights and things to do. Our first outing was to the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

Kitt Peak
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Welcome to Kitt Peak

We talked about the observatory at Kitt Peak and decided that on this trip we just had to check it out.

RV in a storm
Snowbirding 101

The desert I know and love

We woke up Tuesday morning to bright sunlight, quail scurrying through the wash and the smell of creosote…now that’s the desert I know and love. Monday night was quite an ordeal, however.

Danny the dragon
San Jose

The park that has everything

A family trip to San Jose would not be complete without a visit to Happy Hollow Park & Zoo.
Rio Bend
El Centro

Award-worthy

How do you review an RV resort that has won three awards by RV rating agencies? We did, and found many reasons why Rio Bend RV and Golf Resort is rated so highly.
by Anthony F. and Marguerite Breda
hiker on a trail
Yuma

A gateway to the desert

Yuma is the perfect place to see a quality community and a landscape that tells a story of its own.
Child with cactus
Yuma

Visiting grandma

Michelle Carr Johnston decided to find out just what there was for kids to see and do in Yuma.
canoers
Fort McDowell

From golf courses to casinos

Culture-rich Fort McDowell has been a favourite travel spot for decades, due to the endless number of leisure activities available in the vicinity.
hot air balloon
Mesa

Reach the higher ground

You can change your attitude just by changing your altitude—and a new perspective is only a balloon ride away.
by Tanya Laing Gahr
Quartzsite
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Quartzsite after the shows and vendors

They say you can get anything you want in Quartzsite, but you have to wait until the vendors show up. Before that all you see is an outline of what’s coming.

Celia’s Rainbow Gardens
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Multifaceted Quartzsite

Quartzsite attracts a lot of interesting/different types, musicians, artists, as well as, some burned-out desert rats. Come show time, the populations explodes.

Fernie

Bring on the bighorns

When Rusty and I were invited to spend a weekend in Radium, courtesy of Bighorn Meadows Resort, we had the chance to slow our own pace a bit.

by Tanya Laing Gahr
Desert palace
Snowbirding 101

Sun, sand and rocks

Even if geology isn’t your thing, approaching and driving through Death Valley gives you a sense of all the tremendous geological happenings throughout the ages.

Zion National Park.
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Reaching up to the gods

Check out these hikes and climbs in Zion National Park

Desert scene
Yuma

Going to school can be fun

Teri and Richard Olsen have been residents of New River, Arizona, for the past 20 years. Teri spoke to RVwest magazine about the enormous amount of time she and her family have spent exploring every corner of the state.
by Kali Love
Person at the shooting range
Eureka

Test your skill

Visitors to Eureka, Nevada, will marvel at the mountain scenery and leisure activities here.
by Kali Love