2-7-2025
H: 75ºF L: 53ºF
Riverside Adventure Trails, Fort Mohave, Arizona
It’s a travel day! We are going back to Arizona after some fun times with our friends in California.
We made it all the way to our campsite only to find one of the camper’s tires was leaking a massive amount of air. So we went straight to Discount Tire. They repaired the valve stems on both camper tires. There was a remnant of a rainbow over the truck as things were being fixed.
2-8-2025
H: 72°F L: 50°F
Riverside Adventure Trails, Fort Mohave, Arizona
We are going on adventures today! We started with Fort Mohave Twins, a geoglyph possibly dated to 900 BCE. Daniel thought the two figures were cool but I was not impressed. You can see aerial photos on Google maps.
It was a nice area to rock hunt and the boys enjoyed being off-leash. Daniel took advantage of the wind to fly his kite.
Next we drove to Oatman, AZ which was a deserted old mining town but is now popular for its population of feral donkeys. We saw some next to the road, on the road, and in town. We saw a family with a very friendly baby donkey. If you stop your car, they know to go up to the driver’s side for treats. We gave two shy donkeys some water. At one point, I was surrounded by a gang of donkeys as I handed out pieces of apple, some of them nuzzling me for more. I was in heaven. *We later learned a lot of apples or carrots are bad for the donkeys and you can exchange your carrots and apples for healthier treats in town.
We finally found a truck that probably gets more attention than our cyber truck. It was so low to the ground I don’t know how it didn’t get damaged with normal driving.
2-9-2025
H: 68ºF L: 52ºF
Riverside Adventure Trails, Fort Mohave, Arizona
We went hiking at Grapevine Canyon where petroglyphs date to 1900-1100 BC. It was a pretty area for a short hike. My favorite petroglyphs were the bighorn sheep.
We spent the evening watching the Super Bowl in the clubhouse at the campground. I won a giant campground t-shirt which will be used as a nightgown.
2-10-2025
H: 71ºF L: 43ºF
Riverside Adventure Trails, Fort Mohave, Arizona
It’s an adventure day! We are going back to see the donkeys in Oatman, AZ. We learned that you aren’t supposed to feed them carrots or apples because they get so many of these treats it makes them sick. *You can get healthier treats for the donkeys in town. The town is fun with lots of shops and a shoot-out in the middle of the street which occurs on a regular basis. The donkeys hanging out in town were very relaxed.
We then continued on Route 66 and found some pretty overlooks and a popular memorial site.
We stopped in Kingman, AZ which is popular for turquoise. Turquoise is my favorite gemstone and color. I bought a strand of turquoise and Mohave green zinc. I’m not sure what I’m going to do with them but it will be something special.
We also stopped in Chloride, AZ , an old sleepy mining town. There wasn’t much to see or do but the residents seemed to enjoy decorating their yards with art. Cows had taken over the old gas station.
2-11-2025
H: 68ºF L: 41ºF
Riverside Adventure Trails, Fort Mohave, Arizona
We drove to Lake Havasu, AZ to explore. We started with the London Bridge. We learned that only the exterior granite blocks of the original 1830s London Bridge were brought over from London, numbered and position catalogued. I had always thought Lake Havasu had the original London Bridge in its entirety. We’ve learned so much in our travels.
2-12-2025
H: 57°F L: 44°F
Salome KOA Journey, Salome, Arizona
It’s a travel day. We traveled southeast to a small town in the middle of nowhere. It’s just a layover stop for us but it is close to Quartzsite. We learned that the Arizona Peace Trail is a 675 mile loop OHV trail. It is the largest OHV trail in the United States.
2-13-2025
H: 63ºF L: 50ºF
Salome KOA Journey, Salome, Arizona
We drove to Quartzsite, AZ to explore some things we didn’t have a chance to checkout during Rolling Vegan Rendezvous in January. We stopped at a book store made famous by its past proprietor, Paul “Sweetiepie” Winer, who was a nudist and only wore a crocheted sock to cover his private bits. Reader’s Oasis Books is a used bookstore with an eclectic collection to select from. We found a Republican Song Book from 1964 which struck me as funny.
We took the boys for a walk back in the Palmosa Rd BLM area. It warmed my heart to see them so happy being off leash.
Stats
Expenses:
- Tesla Cybertruck fuel: $37.72
- Tesla Model X fuel: $0
- Campsite: $85.16
- Camping memberships: $38.26
- Food: $180.95
Tesla Cybertruck miles driven: 348 (267 kWh)
Tesla Model X miles driven: 786.8 (232.6 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 3
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Looks like these were some really amazing days! I really enjoyed the Adventure Trails photos
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We loved hanging out with the donkeys!
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