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I am a 76 year old (born 7/4/1937) retired Public Radio Engineer from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Happily married to the love of my life, Teddy (nee Teddy Schlueter). Teddy is a retired Medical Records Clerk from Theda Clark Hospital in Neenah, Wisconsin. Two children, Michael and Lon. Lon passed away in 1994. Michael is married to his wonderful wife, Toni and lives in Appleton, Wisconsin. For photos click on link below or visit our photo site http://www.flickr.com/photos/igboo NOTE: Click on photos for full-size images.
Showing posts with label RV Park. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Nevada Treasure RV Resort

We are in Pahrump, Nevada at the Nevada Treasure RV Resort. This is one of the nicest RV parks that we have ever stayed at. It was originally built as a class A motorhome park with individual sites to be sold to RV owners, however the recession forced it into a change of philosophy. So now fifth wheels are not only encouraged but are in the majority. They are still marketing the individual sites but we like the freedom of not being tied to one spot.

It is a marvelous park with a fully equipped health club/fitness center. They sell memberships to local area residents but are free to RV residents.




The fitness center has a large workout room with all of the usual machines and individual men and womens locker rooms each with a steam room, sauna, massage room and whirlpool.



There is an outside pool area with three pools, a colder waterfall pool, a large intermediate temperature pool and a smaller whirlpool. Other amenities include a bowling alley, a restaurant, a large banquet room with a stage and a game room with pool tables. We are also provided with a daily newspaper and individual locked mailboxes.
The landscaping is gorgeous with many tropical plantings and palm trees. We truly love the place and would stay here longer but are told that it gets quite cold in the winter frequently dipping into the 30s.


So...
come November we still plan on continuing on to Lake Havasu, Arizona, and then in January plan on moving further south to Florence, AZ. However if things go as planned we expect to come back here in March or April before heading back east to "The Farm" for the summer.

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Florence Prison RV Park


While we were at the Desert Gardens RV Oasis we visited the prison outlet store in Florence at the Arizona State Prison Complex also known as Florence State Prison (FSP). It is one of 13 prison facilities operated by the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC). FSP is located in Florence, Pinal County, Arizona, 55 miles east from the state capital of Phoenix.
There we found good news for RVers that enjoy a different kind of camping experience. We discovered that they are building an RV Park addition in the prison. There RVers will be able to mingle with the prisoners in the yard and participate in their various activities such as body building and running. Part time employment opportunities for work-campers will also be available in the prison laundry and license plate shop.
It is also rumored that it will be possible for minimum security prisoners to purchase their own RV, albeit with bars on the windows & doors, and live in them as opposed to a cell; motorhomes will, of course, have to have their engines disabled as well. This should go a long way in relieving the overcrowded prison conditions and may become a model for prisons around the nation.
So...if any of you RVers should find yourself in south central Arizona I suggest that you investigate what should turn out to be a unique camping experience. And who knows, some of you single or widowed RV ladies out there may even discover a new romance. ;-)