Last weeks in Arizona

Our return to Arizona was simply to meetup with even more nomad friends. We have done little camping by ourselves this whole winter, and even less was in our future. That was okay, as it may very well be the last time we get to see most of these people. So off towards Tucson again… but first, a quick overnight stop in Bisbee as Kerri has really wanted to hang around in that old town a little more since our last visit, not 11 months ago.

Now, I’m no huge fan of Bisbee (although I admit I liked it a lot more last year) but I went along for the ride anyway. We walked the strip, visiting stores at will, and eventually sitting down in a bar-slash-rave-club for a mediocre burger. Then to the dusty saloon next door for a few drinks before calling it a night (against her will). There is only so much to be done in the little town, and I think we did it all.

The entire next week was spent just outside Tucson, at a boondocking location I have never once stayed; Snyder Hill. This is probably one of the oldest and well known free camping location around Tucson. I’ve driven past it numerous times and every time I stare and wonder why anyone would want to stay there. It is a small plot of land with RVs crammed as tightly as your average RV park. Sure, it is free, but it is easily one of the works boondocking areas in Arizona. Anyone and everyone that needs quick access to Tucson is here, right out your bedroom (or van) window.

So boring is Snyder Hill that neither Kerri or myself took a single photo to share, sorry.

A group of our friends were camped here for some reason, so we popped in for the work week. We got to hang with even ore longtime friends, meet a few more, and just generally have a good time in what we knew would be one of our last weeks on the road this season. In fact, we had just put Big Blue up for sale a few days prior, and a Texas couple was flying into Tucson to see the old beast at the end of the week. Snyder Hill was a good spot to accomplish this task. Kerri worked during the days while I tackled miscellaneous add jobs on Big Blue, getting him prepared to be seen by strangers. He even got his first ever car wash since the new paint! And after a bit of dusting and sweeping too, he was as handsome as he ever was. The potential buyers were going to fall head over heals for him.