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Enumclaw, WA – Fall and Annual Trip summary – Saturday November 27, 2021

Fall trip Summary

Motorhome 4502 miles
Pick-up 485 miles
Gas Prices
High $4.34 Bakerfield, Ca 11/11/2021
Low $3.04 Black Mesa Casino, Bernalillo, NM 9/27/2021
Average $3.60
Gallons 712.2 (coach only)

Fall of 2019 for comparison (basically the same trip)
Motorhome 5371 miles (went to Big Bend Natl Park in Texas)
Pick-up 1403 miles
Gas Prices $2.88
High $3.84 Bakersfield, Ca 11/9/2021
Low $2.34 NM-TX border 10/22/2019
Average $2.88
Gallons 829 (coach only)

2021 Annual Summary

Motorhome 6143 miles
Pick-up 1871 miles
Gas 973 gallons (coach only)

Quartzsite, AZ – Sunday November 14, 2021

Things we learned about Marley during this trip.


Does not like German Shepard’s


Not like dark, sound and movement he well bark and growl, you can pet his nose when he growling.


Dark ok when in his crate


Will go to bed on his own if crate door is open 8:30-8:45


Does not like peeing on dirt, likes grass


Does not like to be told where to walk


Does not like me after I have taken him out for his morning pee, but likes everybody else
Does not bite, he will reach out and grab your hand but doesn’t bite it.


Will only let Harry take him out to pee in the morning.Jean puts his harness on he will walk to the door, I can use both hands to hook up his leash and we go out for a morning pee.The rest of the day he will let me pet him with one hand at a time, if I move the other hand or a leg he runs off. If I take him outside he will stand by the steps and not take any steps away from the coach.


He likes fresh water, needs fresh water every day or he will not drink out of his bowl. He will drink out the water bowl until he goes to bed but it has to be a new bowl every morning or he will not drink.

Quartzsite, AZ – Saturday November 13, 2021

This morning in the light we moved to a great spot right on the edge of camping area so we have nobody close to us.

Campsite picture
View out the door.

Will here today 85 ° and Sunday 87° than start heading north on Monday. First stop will be a rest stop by Boron, CA at the north end of Edwards Air Force Base.

Phoenix and Quartzsite, AZ – Friday November 12, 2021

We went to Phoenix to have dinner with Gail and Gail. Since we were in town we drove out to Queens Creek Olive Orchard to get an olive oil garlic Parmesan salad dressing we like. The orchard has a nice big parking area so we spent the afternoon setting there until we headed back to Mesa to have dinner with the Gails. We had a great time and didn’t leave until the restaurant closed. They did close early, some sort of fire in the kitchen.

The original plan was to spend Friday night at a rest stop 70 miles west of Phoenix. When we got to the rest stop they had a closed sign on one two signs at the rest stop turn off ramp. In the dark and a lot of traffic I miss read what was closed. The closed sign was for the next rest stop. We ended up driving all the way to Quartzsite. Traffic was real heavy on I-10 going both west and east. I had a semi next to me at least a third of the time. The speed limit is 75 most of the time. Our coach really handles the best at anything 65 and below. Above 65 the front end gets light and it was also windy in spots.

Where we stay in Quartzsite is just open BLM desert land.

It was 10:00 when we got here so I parked just to the side of the dirt road. You can park anywhere you want.