Here at River Breeze RV Park, the FHU sites are grass and very level. It's been a bit windy here so we did not put out our awning. We didn't even really set up anything but the barbecue and the satellite dish as we are only here for two nights. I love this little park. Lots of green around us. Access to the river, not that we have any water craft with us, but still it is nice. It is quiet. I heard freeway noise from I-10 early this morning but otherwise not at all. There are a fair number of park models and trailers that are for rent. This time of year, they are empty. I imagine in the summer it gets packed and I would probably not enjoy the peace and quiet so much. Plus it would be way too hot for me, so I wouldn't be here anyway.
As I said, then intention was to check out all the RV Parks. We took the Ehrenburg-Parker Highway to Parker. Not much along this road. Some agriculture and some desert/scrub land. You don't get too close to the river once you leave Ehrenburg, until you get to Parker. We drove through Parker thinking we'd check out the RV Parks there on our way back so we did not keep having to cross traffic. Got all the way up to the Cattail Cove State Park, when we realized we had already driven through that park four years ago. We headed back toward Parker and decided to drive over the Parker Dam. Oh oh....so much for checking out those RV Parks in Parker. Oops. If you haven't been over the dam, be forewarned that you can not take big trucks, trailers, MH or anything like that on that road. Even our Ford F250 Extended Cab truck was a tight fit. Speed limit is 5 mph.
Once you cross the bridge, you will see a sign warning about free range burros crossing the road. And they mean it.
The above pictures show the burros free roaming around the River Lodge Resort in Parker Dam, CA. We decided to drive through the resort to check out the spaces. It is a big place, with many of the water front sites now taken up by park models. There are still a few back in spots that look nice.
I stopped to talk with this gal who looked very comfortable, enjoying her stay here. This particular section had a small patch of grass under the trees. The rigs were parked across the drive
The only downfall is that where ever there is an open patch of grassy field, there is burro poop. I guess you just have to be careful in picking your site. Note the RV Parks across the river; someday we will go look at those ones too.
You can't really tell from the picture above, but you would be stepping around piles all over the place. Those burros do wander where ever they want.
We continued down Hwy 62 to Earp. We could drive over the bridge to Parker, AZ and come back via the Ehrenburg-Parker Hwy or AZ 95. Or we could follow Hwy 62 to CA Hwy 95 and drive back through Blythe. We opted for the latter. I started kicking myself before we got to 95. It was 18 miles from Earp to the junction with 95, then 48 miles to Blythe. It was a very long, uninteresting, boring road with no services. And wouldn't you know it, we got stopped at the railroad crossing in Vidal. And all I could see in Vidal was the railroad crossing. Unless you like driving a 2 lane highway with lots of dips, no services, and a boring view, I would advise crossing the bridge at Earp, going through Parker and down the Arizona 95. The view is not much better, but the road is and you will make much better time. I was so glad when we could finally see the semis cruising down I-10 in the distance.
As we head off to Phoenix tomorrow, we decided to get diesel at the Flying J which is the first exit off of I-10 as you enter Arizona. The good new is that we only paid $3.77 a gallon for fuel. That's the best price yet! The bad new is that they are repaving, repairing or expanding the road to access the Flying J, Wendy's and the Best Western Hotel there. The traffic back up is a nightmare, requiring a State Patrol car, and at least 3 flaggers directing traffic. If you are pulling a rig or driving a MH, I would advise finding a different gas station up the road.
For now, I'm off to open a Coronita (7 oz Corona bottles we found in Menifee) and sit outside to enjoy the breeze. It's 82 degrees out which is just this side of warm for us.
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