brian hill and dee power camping and travel adventures
I kid you not. Camping near a small town, in this case, Tonto Basin/Punkin Center, is an interesting experience. Tonto Basin bills itself as where “The West Still Lives.” Small towns often have special events and celebrations and Tonto Basin is not exception. Easter Festival is coming up. One of the activities is Chicken Sh!t Continue Reading
When you visit small towns off the Interstate Highways you may come across unusual sights, such as a small — what looks to be private — grave yard. I’m not one of those people who likes to meander around looking at head stones and exclaiming over who is buried where and when. And because this Continue Reading
But not for long. Between the first and second week of March, don’t blink if you want to see spring in the Sonoran desert. It melts into summer heat that quickly. This year there were no swathes of shocking pink owl’s clover covering the hillsides or vivid orange and yellow California poppies under the Palo Continue Reading
Sometimes you find a gem of a camping product that exceeds your expectations. The Mr. Heater Little Buddy heater is one of the best purchases I made for our camping adventures. It is an indoor safe propane heater that will heat any small space up to 100 sq. ft, including a tent. The fuel for Continue Reading
When you’re camping you want to take everything you need and nothing more. We have a kitchen utility box with knives, pots and pans, cutlery, plates, bowls, wine glasses, propane stove and so forth. Three white plastic boxes hold the non-perishable food: one for canned goods, one for staples like flour and sugar and one Continue Reading