Small Home – Big Yard

After spending 10 nights in Fountain Hills, we’ve moved “down to the city” where we’re parked at Encore Meridian RV Resort in Apache Junction, AZ.  This is another Thousand Trails park, and we’re once again using our free membership for a zero cost stay.  This is very near Campground USA where we’ve stayed the last two years, however is slightly further from Highway 60 and suffers none of the road noise of that park.  Our site, #132 is to the rear of the park, on a corner location and provides full hookups including 2 50A outlets along with a 30A and 20A.  The sites are tight, about 28’ wide and 42’ deep.  Fortunately the sites are offset, so that you’re not staring in the back window of another rig.  And, our corner site seems a bit larger.  The park offers a nice pool, hot tub area, a large library, a billiards room, fitness center and several unique meeting spaces.  Organized activities include weekly coffee/donut gatherings, movie nights, live music, crafts, potlucks and ice cream socials.

Encore Meridian RV Resort, Apache Junction, AZ

Encore Meridian RV Resort, Apache Junction, AZ

Encore Meridian RV Resort, Apache Junction, AZ

Encore Meridian RV Resort, Apache Junction, AZ

For us, Apache Junction is about catching up with friends we haven’t seen – sometimes in over a year.  On Monday after arriving we met good friends for a great dinner at Blanco Cocina & Cantina in Scottsdale.  Wednesday found us with another good friend at Rancho del Tia Rosa in Gilbert – nice patio but service and food quality are lacking.  On Wednesday we joined friends at the local Elks club for great conversation, cheap drinks and good food!  On Friday we enjoyed a performance by Shen Yun, the Chinese dance company at Symphony Hall in downtown Phoenix.  On Tuesday we joined new friends that we’d met in Quartzsite for a trip to a favorite restaurant, Culinary Dropout in Gilbert.  And, we wrapped up our stay in Apache Junction by attending another baseball game at Salt River Fields followed by a delicious dinner at Red White & Brew in Mesa.

Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale, AZ

On Thursday we’re off to Tucson and another 2 week stay at Rincon Country West RV Resort.  More from Tucson…