The forecast calls for upper 70s and it was accurate. It’s the warmest day we’ve had but there’s a nice breeze and with the low humidity here, it’s comfortable but not so much for Justice. After checking into the Renaissance Festival, we decided to skip it and opted instead to have a leisurely day at the campground.
We started on a 2.8-mile hike today around the campground, but it was too hot for Justice, and we cut it short. Earlier, I made a marinade for chicken breasts this morning to fix on the Blackstone later today. It was a simple recipe of mayonnaise, olive oil, and a few spices, but it tasted amazing.
When we were camping at Gilbert Ray campgrounds, we noticed a lot of vehicles had their hoods open or had lights around and underneath the engine of the truck and in some cases, around the belly of the camper. In researching this, we learned that some campgrounds in Arizona have pack rats who can get into the engine of your vehicle and cause considerable damage to the wires, hoses, plastics, and other critical engine parts. We decided to be better safe than sorry and bought a rope light to put under the truck to hopefully deter them.
The campgrounds and trails were fairly quiet today and we think it’s because of the Superbowl. Yesterday when we returned from the Tonto National Monument, we stopped at Fry’s Marketplace to pick up a few items. It was a madhouse and a local told me they think it’s because of the game and Superbowl parties. It’s the busiest grocery store I’ve ever been to!
After grilling out, we put everything up because the forecast is calling for rain both Monday and Tuesday. This area only gets about 16 inches of rain a year so it’s a rare occurrence. We only have a few more days here and not looking forward to leaving. It’s such a beautiful campground with miles of hiking, beautiful scenery and amazing wildlife, but we are fortunate to have gotten 12 nights here. Arizona parks are amazing and hope to visit them again at some future date.
Our next destination is Quartzite, Arizona where we plan to try boon-docking, using a solar panel and the Honda generator for power rather than electricity. It will be an adventure!
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