Fort McDowell, Arizona

[Outbackmel]

Settled in for 2 months. Ft McDowell is a spot of beauty surrounded by mountains just 2 miles from the millionaire homes of Fountain Hills which hosts the largest shooting tower of water every hour. You can see it 2 miles away and it's lighted at night.

Ft McDowell is an indian reservation. The "casino" welcomes you by providing $15 cash credit for 1st visit and $10 week thereafter, per person, in your party. We are not gamblers so we spent their money, ate great steaks for $7.95 and retired. We "won" enough to pay for dinner :)

Yesterday, a family of 9 wild horses were across the road from the campground, Eagle View. It was enjoyable to view them grazing and roaming free. All of the horses had similar markings, beautiful chestnut color with white foreheads and "socks". Daddy was watching carefully over his family. These are not horses you would approach, just enjoy.

Weather is dry and in the low 70's daily.

Enjoyable spot to be. After 38 years of "working for the man"; finally our turn and liking it.

[f6bits]

That’s a long haul from Georgia. How was the drive? Fort McDowell sure sounds like a great retreat. Especially the free food. I need to grow up and retire.

[hankpage]

That’s a long haul from Georgia. How was the drive? Fort McDowell sure sounds like a great retreat. Especially the free food. I need to grow up and retire.

I'm ready to retire but I refuse to grow up.

Outbackmel, That sounds like a great place and I am glad that you are enjoying retirement. :thumbsup: Ahhhh some day, Hank

[hankaye]

outbackmel, Howdy;

Just Googled it up..... appears to be a well run CG.
Can ya get a fishin' report, please ? That stream (river),
across the street sure looks tempting.....
The lot to the West, is that storage?
What do they charge for Monthly and how much for elect.

Thanks for takin' the time away from your 'time-off'...

hankaye

[Outbackmel]

2,067 trouble free, easy miles. Pulled at about 63mph most of the time. 10mpg. Breezy through Texas. Just needed to be mindful that cross breezes can be 30-45mph at any moment. That's why they have "tumbleweed" versus "weed" :rofl:

We are at the north edge of any town areas as Route 87 heads north into the mountain passes. Absolutely unobstructed views of these mountains and beauty that is hard to describe. Feels like you are living on a movie set.

I have a few comparisons; lived in Pacific Grove, CA; spent time in Big Sur; Washington state; Yellowstone; Jackson Hole; Breckenridge; all of southern CA, Mexico; Germany, Austria, Italy, Holland and on and on. This is right here in "God bless America "....and beats the hell out of a cruise ship. That's my "short list. Been travel blessed when I was in the corporate world.

Not taking anything from Canada...been to Quebec; Toronto and Nova Scotia.
Hope to get to W Canada and Alaska....like next year. That one we'll fly and rent....

Will try to post a couple of photos when I download them ..... anyone fortunate enough to be able to travel out here should.

ps...did I mention the golf courses are incredible?! :thumbsup:

[Movin' on]

Outbackmel,

You do realize don't you that some of us are counting on you to report back about that warm Arizona sun. It's 19 degrees here this morning.

It truly is nice to know people are out there "living the dream". :thumbsup:

[antiqfreq]

Here in Soperton, GA - 27 degrees this morning.

And over the weekend 36 hours of straight, hard, windy, rain! (We needed that though)

Happy Camping!

Jo