Rainy day in AZ

A front brought rain and cooler temperatures to much of Arizona including Lo Lo Mai Springs (www.lolomai.com) where I’m staying. The park is in a wooded riparian area near Oak Creek; large cottonwood and elm trees provide some shelter from the rain. 

This week past marks one month since I sold my home in Colorado and started living full time in the Airstream (AS). The absence of homeowner daily chores, costs, and responsibilities is liberating; however, I'm still adjusting to the AS life, including figuring out what lifestyle suits me best; in their extremes, the choices seem to be:

1. Stay in one location for at least one month or possibly an entire season; essentially establishing a base from which to conduct daily excursions to see/do things.
2. Move around frequently; staying in one location for a night or two. I call this the turtle mode - bringing home with you everywhere you go.

I’ve been living somewhere in-between these extremes - two one-week stints; a couple of one-nighters; and a couple of multi-nighters; each lifestyle has its ups and downs and I expect to settle into my routine by summer's end.

I leave Lo Lo Mai on Monday, heading north to spend some time in southern Utah; looking forward to a much less regulated environment in UT where parking, hiking, and camping are much less regulated and less expensive (or free!) compared to AZ.