Monday, November 12, 2012 (Crossroads BLM Campground, Parker, AZ)

We had our usual start to the day and after having breakfast and cleaning up, we had a dilemma...what shall we do today?  Should be go quadding or should we go for a drive up towards the Parker Dam?  Although sunny out today, it was still coolish and breezy so we decided to go for a drive today and go quadding tomorrow.

We headed out mid-morning...on our way out Steve took this picture from the campground and
named it...Pecker Peak.

We headed north on Parker Dam Road towards the dam...it was a beautiful day!  I took a few pictures along the way...looking towards Arizona from California. 

 

 

We even came across some wildlife...

Just before we reached the dam there was a road that curved to the left...'Black Meadow Landing 10 miles'...let's check it out...

We passed the pumping station where water is pumped to Los Angeles...

It is a very windy, narrow (in spots) and bumpy road...we were surprised to see someone pulling a fifth-wheel...(don't know if I'd want to take ours on that road)...

It seemed to take forever but we finally arrived...and were very surprised to find such a big RV Park.  It's a private park on BLM land..."co-operative management", they call it.  We stopped and went into the office and were given a pass to drive through the park along with a map and info about it.


There is an upper area with a small golf course with sites backing onto it...

A nice view from up here...that's Lake Havasu...

Down below, the RV sites are on a bay on one side with a marina on the other...we drove onto a large gravel spit that is used for truck and boat trailer parking.   Not many boats in the water today...

 

These sites aren't too badly spaced (although not particularly nice) but the ones right on the water are very close together.

We finished our drive through and were soon back on the road heading back. 

A cool rock formation...

This reservoir water is pumped up from Lake Havasu then pumped again to LA...

 

Back at the intersection, we drove a short distance towards the Parker Dam to a lookout area...

Arizona on the left...California on the right...

As we continued towards home, we passed a huge sand dune....great ATV riding (if you like riding in sand dunes...Steve does...me not so much!)


Before going home, we stopped at Empire Landing to fill up our two water containers.  I took some pictures this time so you can see what I mean by a rather odd campground setup.  There are a few more people here today...

And this is the entrance to the potable water spigot...not much room to maneuver once through the fancy pillars...

Once back home, we had a late lunch and then relaxed for the rest of the afternoon.  I also made reservations at Eagleview RV Park at Fort McDowell where we had stayed last year.  We'll stay there for 3 nights in December and then put our rig into their storage area (while we are in Victoria) and take a taxi to the Phoenix airport. 

Late afternoon, we decided to get out for a good power walk.  This time we left the campground and went to the left...towards Emerald Cove RV Resort.  They had a big sign advertising full hook-ups for just $10/night...there has to be a catch!  So we walked up to the security gate to find out there was...you get 3 nights at $10/night but you must attend a "90 minute presentation" on the resort.  Umm..NO THANKS! 

It's a big resort with 800 sites.  What we both noticed was that there were hardly any park model trailers...just a few along one side...

Across the street from the resort is the start of their golf course...(and a huge secure RV storage area behind)...

And that was pretty much our day...tomorrow we are looking forward to offloading the ATV's at an area just across the street (not allowed to ride them in the campground) and exploring the area.