What's in a? Plate?????

Jan 7/2018  Weather in Gold Canyon, AZ is warm high 70's and 50 at night.  No need for the electric blanket.   This is one of the few warm spots in North America right now. 

Bolivia plates!!!

When camping we have a curiosity to read everyone's vehicle plates.  Our eye just gravitates to it.  Can't help it.  I guess we are from somewhere else and of course so are all the other campers.  So we walk and bike and drive and look at peoples plates.   We had a camper that intrigued us with it's plate.  We walked by several times but never found a person to ask the question "How did you get here?"    So we kept wanting to make up our own story to go with the result:)

are you kidding me?

Then one day we stopped at a Cummin's service center to find a guy to fix our Onan generator.  (that is another story)   In the parking lot which would be employees we saw a pickup truck with a weird plate.   Like a spoof on those little stick characters people put on the back of their windshields.   We had to walk closer and closer.  Starting to read it out loud..... What the heck?
Jack Sh_t
Full a Sh_t
Dip Sh_t
Load a Sh_t
Pisa Sh_t
Dog Sh_t
Yup and it was a full time plate....... HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHH . 

The Sky

Dec 31/2017  Happy Happy New Year to all. 
Weather was hazy all day, high of 70.  Low of 45.   

Phoenix is that way, etched into the hill off Usery Pass Road

What we thought was just a grey, cloudy haze was really pollution.   This is the first time that we have been aware of the air quality in question day after day in the Phoenix Valley.  Looking back we have not camped in this area often, only a couple of other times and we are always on the outskirts, thankfully it is a good choice. 

Gold Canyon is way to the right on the map on hwy 60

Gold Canyon is on the outskirts of the metro area and we prefer it for getting out riding on the motorcycle, less congestion, less populace and now for a better air quality.  Ironically many snowbirds come to Arizona for health improvement from the dry weather - lots of conditions such as arthritis, rheumatism, and asthma.   Phoenix sits in a valley and with little wind and no rain of late the air pollution has been reported as the worst in years.  There has been a no wood burning ban on to stop even more pollution into the air.    Here is a photo on the news tonight showing the low lying smog looking into Phoenix.

air pollution over metro Phoenix

We had a fun day at Star Wars then New York style pizza so the hazy day did not affect us.  Thankfully the best time of the day was at sunset when we were out for our walk.  Tonight Mother Nature gave back in all her glory. 

sunset in Gold Canyon

And of course the temperature 70, then the forecast out  73, 73, 75, 75, 73, 70, 71, 72, 71.  Yes we can take this for sure:)  Mid 70's is our perfect weather and especially compared to home.  Yikes!!!!!  Minus -22 F wind chill....... it looks freeeeeeeezzzzing cold on the map!!!

Southern Ontario in a Deep Freeze

Looks Better Than it Tastes

Nov 22/17  Weather is hot.  Definitely Lemonade drinking weather.  How about this >>>  it looks too good too drink! 

tasty, just a little flat compared to lemon lemonade

Everyday the weather report is breaking temperatures (85 to 90) here in Phoenix area .  Apparently it is also getting close to 100 days without any rainfall.    Still the nights cool down so much (50's) we have not had to turn on the air-conditioner.  We leave the windows open and by morning are pulling on blankets and quilts because it is chilly!  Billy says " I know we have lots of quilts to keep warm. "  Ha ha, oh yes we do.

Flannel quilt just finished that Billy has claimed is his

pulling into the clubhouse at Canyon Vista

For the next 6 weeks we have moved up to the Phoenix area to a suburb on the east side.  Gold Canyon is at the outskirts of the metro area which is better for us on the motorcycle plus we just don't care for the inner city of any city.
Last year we ran into a biker couple in a restaurant and we chatted and found out they were at a park near Phoenix that allowed you to keep your cargo trailer on your site with your motorhome.

often a mega resort is just a big fancy parking lot

That is not common in the Phoenix area, usually you have to store it in overflow or find a warehouse for it.  We don't like that much, Billy likes having it with us.    So here we are at Gold Canyon RV resort which is a "mega-park".  The park has over 800 sites and many park models; they also have a section of RV homes.  There are activities every half hour and lots of clubs and things to keep a person busy; oh and don't forget the senior sport that all 55+ are addicted to Pickleball. 

RV home with parking pad