Eagle View RV, Ft. McDowell, AZ

20 02 2026

We’ve arrived in the valley of the sun and are parked at one of our new favorite parks, Eagle View near Fountain Hills, AZ.  We spent time here last year and had initially booked another month this year.  With schedule changes, we’ll end up only spending 11 nights here in Fountain Hills. But, somehow we managed one of the premium sites,  back-ins along the Verde River.  These sites are very nice, wide and deep with full hookups.  The river is off-limits here, but there is plenty of room to roam throughout the park and along the bike trails in Fountain Hills.

Eagle View RV Resort, Fountain HIlls, AZ

On Friday we attended our first spring baseball game of 2026, the season opener between the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks.  The Rockies and D-backs share Salt River Fields at Talking Stick; a beautiful facility located within the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community in the NE corner of the Phoenix metro area.  The park is about 30 minutes from Fountain Hills just inside the 101 loop.

Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Scottsdale, AZ

After a short bike ride into Fountain Hills on Saturday, we enjoyed an early dinner at El Encanto de la Fuente, for very tasty Mexican food on their nice outdoor patio.  El Encanto first opened in Cave Creek and has been recognized many times as best valley Mexican food, most romantic, top outdoor eatery and other awards.  Our dinners were delicious, the service was great and the patio was beautiful – we’ll be back.

El Encanto de la Fuente, Fountain Hills, AZ

This weekend is the annual Spring Fountain Festival of Fine Arts & Crafts in Fountain Hills. After biking into town, we enjoyed wandering through the booths that lined the entire length of the Avenue of the Fountains and Saguaro Blvd.  This is an impressive art show of over 500 artists and thousands of beautiful art pieces.  During our visit we checked out the menu at Alexanders Greek Kitchen.  On Tuesday we joined friends for delicious Greek food, on Alexanders very comfortable outdoor patio overlooking the famous fountain.  Delicious, another one for our recommendation list!

Spring Fountain Festival of Fine Arts & Crafts, Fountain Hills, AZ

Before departing Fountain Hills, we also visited Saguaro Lake Marina.  Even though the grill was closed, we enjoyed a cold beer from the upper deck of the gift shop.  We also visited the We-Ko-Pa casino for a tasty beverage or two.  From Fountain Hills, we’re headed to Apache Junction, more from AJ…


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Encore Meridian, Apache Junction, AZ

10 03 2025

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…


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