Casa de Fruita and the Arizona Desert

Our initial thoughts of storing our Airstream RV in San Francisco turned out to be a little complicated so we decided to travel to Arizona.  During one of our rest stops we came across a little farm village called Casa de Fruita.  The children were delighted to see all the pumpkins, old steam engines and farm trucks on display.  They explored the corn maize. A small little steam engine train took them for a ride around the property showing their vast collection of antique cars, trucks, machinery, farm equipment and some animals.

The children then filled some sifting crates with sand and sifted their way through the water for some treasured gems at the gold mining wheel.  We all had a lovely time and enjoyed the break from driving.

The boys slept through most of the trip and we arrived at a desert park about an hour outside Phoenix around midnight. The gates were locked!  There was no way to get in so our only option was to boondock. We parked our airstream on the side of the street in the bushes to rest. The gates of the park opened at 6am. We drove in and found a nice place where we enjoyed some peaceful desert camping.

Walking out of the airstream rather sleepy we were astonished at the arid beauty which surrounded us. The myriad of towering cacti which silhouetted against the splendid golden skyline as father sun rolled out of bed.

We found a secluded hideaway just behind the mountains to settle and set up camp amidst the dry brush.

Later that evening we snuggled before the campfire to warm ourselves from the desert chill.  Watching the many stars shimmering down on the desert floor, leaving a soft glow upon the silvery shrubs.

The next day we cycled a few miles along dirt trails to the waterfall.  There hasn't been rain for a while so the waterfall didn't flow.  The rugged rocks were spectacular and were enjoyed by my two little climbers that seemed quite comfortable to ease their way up and around the gigantic rocks.

The boys insisted I climb to where they sat. It was a wonderful spot to enjoy our picnic of apples, carrots and granola bars that I had baked fresh that morning.  We are enjoying our last moments of this Airstream Adventure as we fly back to Miami on Tuesday.  We are longing for our animals so can't wait to be back on the farm.