Category Archives: RV Life

Sedona, AZ

Sedona is one of those magical places in the Coconino National Forest known as Red Rock Country. Coconino National Forest is home to the largest stand of Ponderosa Pine trees in the world. This is evident as you drive north of Sedona on 89A.  Along this road, you will find several hiking trails, swimming holes, and picnic areas shaded by the Ponderosa Pines.

Sequoia National Park

If you plan to visit Sequoia National Park, consider the desired entrance.  There are two options, CA 198 through Three Rivers, where we stayed, or CA 180 via Squaw Valley.  The drive time on CA 180 from the Big Stump Entrance to General Shermans Tree parking is about 30 miles and will take an hour.  The advantage of this drive is you will not have to deal with the twists and turns and steep drop-offs provided on CA 198.  Your nerves will thank you.  

Death Valley National Park

Using Lone Pine, CA, and the Boulder Creek RV Resort as our home base for the week, we would take a day trip to Death Valley National Park.  It would take two hours to reach our first destination within the park, but it would be worth it.  The drive to Death Valley from Lone Pine was insane.  Highway 190 would take us through the most remote parts of the US we had seen.  

RV Travel Days – Zion to Joshua Tree

I debated if I should write a blog about our travel days, but as we were traveling cross-country over three months, many of our travel days provided interesting sites and crazy landscapes.  Over the next two travel days, we would be traveling through the Mojave Desert, and the sights are worth noting.