Snowflake to Fredonia, AZ

We have arrived in the Arizona-Utah border town of Fredonia, AZ (Wheel Inn RV Park).  We drove 300 miles over the past two days to get here from Snowflake, AZ (Putter's Paradise).

Last night we slept in Flagstaff, AZ.  We tried to get an RV spot at Cracker Barrel but they were full when we arrived.  Just down the road was a Denny's with two large parking lots on either side of the restaurant.  One of the lots was empty...we pulled across 15 spaces and I went in and asked the manager if we could park overnight.  He asked if we would eat in the restaurant and I said we would have breakfast - he said we could stay.  It was the second time we found an unexpected business lot that was accommodating.  We had a good night on battery power (the first night we have used the Mesa Ridge system this way).  We ran the heat overnight, moved out the slides, ran water through the pump and kept the lights on.  In the morning we had plenty of power to close up our transformer!

We were surprised to see snow on the San Francisco peaks!

From Flagstaff we drove North on the 89 to the 89A and over the Navajo Bridge which spans the Colorado River.  89A is a two lane road with some mountain grades.  We averaged 16 mpg to the Navajo Bridge and then in dropped to 11 mpg to Fredonia on 89A as a result of the inclines and curves.  I didn't get a picture of the Navajo Bridge - but it was impressive.  Here is a picture I borrowed from the web looking up at it.  The new bridge is built next to the older one which is restricted to pedestrians. 

Our current park, Wheel Inn RV Park has a reasonable weekly rate of $150.  It is also in driving distance to several National Parks/Monuments including Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks, Zion, Grand Canyon North Rim, and Pipe Springs.  We are here for seven nights so we have a lot of exploring to do!

I enjoyed the beautiful drive from the passenger seat today and when we stopped for a break along the 89 on the Navajo Nation we took some pictures of the beauty of the area.

Our kitty is riding in the truck with us and he is getting used to it.  He seemed less distressed today as compared with yesterday.  He seems really happy when we return him to the RV and his familiar surroundings.  Today while driving he climbed up on Brother's lap as opposed to hiding under the rear bench the entire time.  I thought that was a good sign.

So here are some pics of our new home for the next week...We have very good cell connectivity so we can both keep connected and continue to work!

It's a no-frills park, but we have full hook-ups a large pull-through spot and can drive to the sights....I'm looking forward to tomorrow....Bryce Canyon!