The Spring Road Trip, 2025

11 01 2025

After being delayed by snow and extreme cold, we’re finally headed south towards our first scheduled stay in Quartzsite, AZ.  It’s about a 5 hour drive down to Albuquerque, where we’re parked at American RV Resort, west of downtown along Route 66.  We’ve been at this park before – it works fine for an overnight, but suffers a lot of noise due to its location on I-40.  Sunday was the first NFL wildcard game, and with Denver wining a wildcard position, we decide to stay put and watch the game.  Unfortunately the Broncos lose – but hey, at least they made a playoffs!

Snow! in Albuquerque, American RV Resort

On Monday we’re all set to make the 4 hour drive to Holbrook, AZ.  But, even before we hitch up, the snow starts to fall.  After a cold and wet departure, we’re in snow on and off all the way across to Gallup.  Fortunately it’s dry and sunny as we arrive in Holbrook, at the OK RV Park.  This is our first time to OK – and find it much quieter than the KOA that’s nearby but much closer to I-40.  From Holbrook, we’re off to Camp Verde at Verde Ranch RV Resort.  This is a favorite, and frequent stop for us.  Nice level sites and full hookups make our quick overnight stay very pleasant.

Fork in the Road food truck at Verde Ranch RV

From Camp Verde, it’s a relatively easy drive across Phoenix for at stop at the Blue Beacon Truck wash and on to Quartzsite.  The weather has finally moderated in Quartzsite with highs pushing into the 70’s and lows in the 40’s.  There are about 30 rigs in the Circle of Montana’s when we arrive and as always, we had a great time with new and old friends from the Montana Owners group.

From Quartzsite, we’re off to Cathedral City, CA.  We’ll be at Outdoor Resorts, Palm Springs for 2 weeks.  More from the Coachella Valley!





We’re off to Quartzsite!

20 01 2024

After delaying our departure due to extreme cold and snow, we’re finally headed south to Albuquerque on January 17th.  Our first night is at American RV Resort, just west of downtown Albuquerque.  The park is about as expected, and suffers from highway noise from nearby I-40.  From Albuquerque we’re headed to the KOA Journey in Holbrook.  Some sites here have been upgraded to KOA Patio sites with privacy fences and pergolas. But, located just off of I-40, again this park suffers from constant road noise. Our final night on the road to Quartzsite is at Verde Ranch RV Resort in Camp Verde, AZ.  This is a favorite park of ours with all the amenities of a nice RV resort.  From Camp Verde we transit around Phoenix and make the relatively short trip over to Quartzsite.

Holbrook, AZ KOA Journey

As we did last year, we’re in Quartzsite to meet other members of the Montana Owners Group. With our arrival there are 25 rigs in the “Circling of the Montana’s”.  The big RV show opens the day after our arrival and on Sunday we spend a few hours perusing the booths of RV suppliers from all of the US and touring some of the most recent floorplans in Montana and Brinkley 5th wheels.  Flooding rains moved into the Quartzsite area, so outside activities were cancelled on Sunday evening and again on Monday.  On Tuesday we pack up our muddy equipment and head towards Palm Springs where we’ll spend the next 8 nights.

February/March, Arizona and California

This will mark our first Spring Trip that includes stops in California.  In addition to Palm Springs we’ll visit Temecula and San Diego.  More from California!