We only had a short way to go today to meet our friends Carmen, Pam, and Katie down at Lost Dutchman State Park so we took our time packing up. Pretty easy in a van since everything is already in here. Just tie all the loose stuff down and hit the starter. Dead Horse is an unusual place since you can walk 1.5 miles into town. Kind of nice. We refilled the water tank and stopped at the dump station on the way out, then stopped at Wally World to replace the collapsible sink without a stopper and pick up a few groceries. Finally we stopped for coffee and WiFi at Micky D’s. We left town as we arrived via the million rotaries spaced every mile or so in the middle of nowhere. Then it was 2-3 hours back into the 7 lane Phoenix traffic. Lost Dutchman State Park is 45 minutes from Phoenix but you have to go right through the middle of Phoenix and then east.
Beautiful clear sunny day (again). We arrived at 2:05, 5 minutes after check
in time, and the nice park ranger said their computer wasn't working, so to just go on in. This place is fully booked. When Pam & Katie called us a couple weeks ago to invite us, there was only one spot left for 2 consecutive nights, site 10. The view from our site and most of the sites is beautiful, looking out at the Superstition Mountains. Carmen was already set up and Pam & Katie pulled in 30 minutes later. We had cocktails at 4 and dinner at 5, and a fire until 7 or 8. Nice to catch up with Katie & Pam who moved (temporarily) to Prescott a couple months ago. We had a fun Yankee swap around the fire then off to bed. Crawling into bed in the van is always a high point and it’s Christmas Eve too! Hope Santa doesn’t scratch the roof up tonight!!
Day 15 - Odo = 2944
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