So jealous. We spent a week in March 2017. Did you hike to the top? We got as far as the falls Here's a trick we learned from the director of AZ state parks: drive up and spend a night in the overflow, then be at the check-in booth before 7:00 am to get first dibs on the sites as they empty in the morning. Worked for us.

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Good tip. no, we didn't do any long hikes, our beagle is too old to go now and I don't like to leave her too long in the rig. I'll add it to a future todo list. Cheers! Ray

@jacksonmacd

6 жыл бұрын

Love Your RV Oh yeah. I forgot about the joys of pet ownership. It's a loooooong way to the top.

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, tough to see them slow down. :(

@jacksonmacd

6 жыл бұрын

Bryce William we stayed about one week. Probably depends on the time of year, and whether any reserved are available. First come, first served. We were there about first of March.

Born and raised in Arizona, just moved to Apache Junction, I get a breathtaking view of superstition mountain right outside my new home. Can't wait to take photos of the amazing sunset! ♡

That's a gem of a cg! We were there several years ago and it was cocktail hr outside when a swarm of bees flew overhead and turned the sky dark! Once in a lifetime!

I absolutely love the way you integrate maps into your videos. Other video makers try to do this, but you do it much more effectively than they do. Excellent work.

@LoveYourRV

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

The filming of the vistas and photos are gorgeous...thank you both so much. I always smile when I hear Miss Angie's tags jingling on the walks... Godspeed.

We stayed at Lost Dutchman SP last year. Awesome park and you can take the pup on the trails.

You have the best format on KZread. Map of route, walk around campground and visit to local attractions. LOTS of valuable information. Thanks a million.

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad you like the vids and thanks for the kind comment. Cheers! Ray

We saw a javelina there and our first ever tarantula. We had just come from the Grand Canyon and I was way more awestruck by the Superstition Mountains. I couldn't take my eyes of them. Great trip down memory lane with your video.

Last year we visited lost Dutchman and loved it. Lots of great hiking ....beautiful place!

Just beautiful it Ray and Ann.love it. I know how much work goes in to it. Thank you for the pictures guys

Outstanding job of recording this amazing place. I always tell you that every place you camp gets put on my bucket list, this one is no different. You do such a good job of telling the narration and the camera handling is superb. You make me say, "I'm going West next winter if I have to hitch hike". Thank you so much Ray for sharing.

So thankful for your posts! Love your off the path adventures. Very nice!

Nice shots of the mountains, thank you for sharing.

So beautiful!!! Thanks Ray !!

One place we haven't been yet! Gotta put it on our list! Thanks for sharing!

A few years ago my wife and I rented a Harley in Tucson and rode out to tombstone. I could see those camp grounds out in what seemed to be the middle of nowhere. I wish I would have ridden out there just to see the campgrounds. Other than that, the Pima county air museum and mothball field seemed to be the only modern things out there. We did hit Old Tucson and did some riding in the desert. Beautiful at sunset.

Ann has friends! That's terrific. Thanks for your wonderful vids

I would love to spend my days waking up with a Bailey's and coffee to that view. #Goals!!!! Great video

Awesome video Ray. Thanks for sharing. Got to go to this one. Safe travels.

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

You bet. :)

Thanks Ray for a very thorough and informative video. I sure am enjoying your videos. Your hard work is appreciated.

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Susie, thanks for watching!

Can't wait to see it.

Ray that was one beautiful place,nice.thanks see ya

Such a sweet area of the country. :) You document it very well and definitely looks appealing haha. Hopefully we can head out there sometime and enjoy it. Thanks for sharing Ray! - Shane

Thanks Ray. Another great video. Wish wife seen this as her Aunt and Uncle don't live that far from there. Maybe this would get her more in the mood to visit LOL

WOW WOW !!!!!!! You had a great site

I will never go too far out of my way to avoid major cities. I will take outer belts, but I do time when I will be going through. I have driven through Chicago, Indianapolis, and KC just to mention a few. Between 10 AM and 2 PM ain't too bad, but after 10 PM is best. Loved all the Gambel's quail. The lost Dutchman State park is where we want to stay when visiting family in the Phoenix area.

Beautiful, if somewhat crowded and touristy place... But I think we still might give it a try. Good to know you have to plan way ahead to stay there. Too many people these days.

Another great video thanks for posting

That was quite the detour you took. I would have just went through phoenix. You passed a lot of great indian ruins along the way. Enjoyed the video.

as they say (Run Forest Run!) lmao lmao about the bunny!

Love that park!

Been there - an AWESOME park!!!

Very nice! My wife, our two kids, and I stayed there the last week of December, 2017. We stayed in site number 75 (with electric and water). Did you take AZ State Route 88 up to Roosevelt Dam? The views along that road are outstanding. We stopped at Tortilla Flats, and had lunch at Apache Lake Resort, which had great views of Apache Lake, before finally making our way to the dam. The views of the dam are quite impressive, both from below and above it. Yes, State Route 88 is a two lane dirt road for the eastern half of the way, but we had no problems driving it in our 2012 Ram Mega Cab dually. It was a wonderful way to spend a day.

Yeah I live just the right off the bottom of the Superstition so I get to see it every morning what a beautiful place

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Sweet!

I'm grate full ray for checking out these places that and Freddy plan on going to thank you

Beautiful and inviting. Thanks for sharing. Be safe, Be blessed 😉☺❤🇺🇸💙

Spent a few days there Oct. 2017 and a couple in Oct 2014 just love it there still a little warm in Oct so made sure we had elect.

Another great video Ray. I like the park reviews and the boondocking areas. I'm actually in Langley BC and the past month it been above 4 and 5 degrees Celsius everyday. but so much rain I hate it.. lol. safe travels.

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Sorry to hear about the gloomy weather, I'll drag the sun up there with me in the spring. :)

Ray..... Great Video. Thanks so much for the "Google Earth" part in the beginning. I really get a good grasp of your location and then your route of travel. Please continue this format. Be safe and be well...

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do. Cheers! Ray

Very nice!

I've seen that park, very nice.

You just put Lost Dutchman on my bucket list. Wow loved it. Would love to ride my 3 wheel bike running my Yorkie (Big 15 inch yorkie) and pappilion, they love to run.

Another great video. Of all the RV Vlogs going on out there, yours is the most informative and practical. Not to mention great photography, but I think I know who is helping you with that, and her name is not Angie. :)

Thanks for video. The Halls

Surprised they haven't gotten the power and water to the large loops. We moved out of Phoenix back in 2004 and they were advertising the addition of power and water at that time. And I see the housing has spread out to the southern edge of the park. Also, next year you may want to also stay a few days in Usery Mountain Recreation Area. It is just west of Lost Dutchman a few miles and has a lot to offer as well.

I love Lost Dutchman State Park. We have stay there few times. I think you done a video on it before. That's how I found out about it. The cost to stay there gone up.

I don't remember EVER seeing you parked among the MASSES like that. *LOL* Good for you. I bet you can't wait for the solitude once more. Michael

@grammathia3018

6 жыл бұрын

You need to watch a few of his winter videos. Oops, I mean his Summer videos.

Great video, too congested for me. Thanks for sharing, now I know where not to go, lol...

We had a site where there was nothing in view been us and the Mountain. The flowers where blooming on road up to Tortilla Flat.

We were in that area on the 22nd. I actually was looking for a blue ford pulling a cougar:)

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

We rolled in on Sunday the 21st and left on the 28th. :)

good job!

What a wonderful place. Probably not a summer camp ground though.

FYI, Gambel's quail. Really enjoying the videos.

Thanks

We stayed a week in Apache Junction at a Passport America stay...we def want to go back, so watching all your videos to better plan the next trip! Thx Ray!!!👍🇨🇦‼️hey, just adding: have you done a video about snowbirding, as in how long can you be inUS and best way to pay for stuff...

@LoveYourRV

3 жыл бұрын

No haven't done too much to do with Canadian snowbird logistical stuff as my Canadian audience is actually quite small, most that watch about 85% or so are Americans. Basically though I got myself a real US bank account with a US Visa card via the RBC Bank www.rbcbank.com/cross-border/us-bank-accounts.html#new and you can stay up to 182 days per year, if longer you need to apply for a tourist visa extension but it costs several hundred dollars non refundable to do so. Cheers, Ray

I live in Apache Junction.. off Tomahawk. That's one hell of a detour...Turning a 40 min drive into a full day drive LOL

Going East to West the only time the traffic is bad is from 6am-9am. Any other time it would have been fast, east, with smooth roads.

you truly do make some great videos John sir, it is truly the way you for real!! not making all kinda fancy and they are just YOU sir! truly sir i believe in time you will truly be a you-tube l;legend with Rick & Zeb too there is better to for real people then ones that over try sir!

Definitely looks like a beautiful area Ray! I definitely agree with you about bypassing Phoenix, and actually as we begin our RV travels I'd prefer to avoid all major cities. Have you had any problems finding routes to bypass the big cities?

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Not too much, I'm pretty good at finding an easy but longer way. But it's not like I'm in rush, it's nice to see the rural country and pass through some of the little towns instead of freeways.

@cherbear1996

6 жыл бұрын

Right there with ya Al D..im going to try to avoid every busy hwy i posssibly can..

Lol you drove right past us on Tomahawk & Old West Hwy

I was getting excited beagle + rabbit = race

Pretty tasty !!

That "tourist trap" is a restored mining town called Goldfield. It's overly commercialized for my taste but worth a walk through. There is a dirt/gravel parking lot big enough for big RVs. A more interesting place for me was the Superstition Mountain Museum, which has indoor and outdoor exhibits. It's worth spending some time there. superstitionmountainmuseum.org/

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation on the museum. :) Cheers Ray

Hi Ray this place looks great. When you are in a place like this for a week how do handle the dump and water resupply

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

We can last a week without needed to dump or refill. 60 gallon fresh tanks and 120 gallons of waste tanks on our rig. Even easier when they have showers.

Hi Ray - Have you ever thought of doing a KZread live Q&A session? I know a lot of your viewers would love to be able to chat with you. It would be fun!

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

No, I haven't. Not sure how much bandwidth that would take, I'm not on an unlimited plan, we pay per megabyte and often our connections aren't ideal, maybe in the summer back in BC when I'm hooked to premium unlimited WiFi at our campground there or can mooch off my families high-speed cable, I'll give it a try. :) Cheers, Ray

@raybbj

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, Thunderbrid would work, or from a family's place with high speed. Cheers!

Very nice and relaxing. How was the cellular. Did you have to used the booster?

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Signal as strong being so close to Apache Junction but it did slow in peak times manly around breakfast and supper. NO booster needed.

@charlesgreene9434

6 жыл бұрын

Love Your RV Thanks Ray. Always like to know how the internet will preform before heading out. BTW sure love that beagle😃

Nice video, I wonder if I can use a drone in AZ. State parks, i got 2 drones that can take amazing pics and 4k video!

@LoveYourRV

3 жыл бұрын

I think all the AZ parks as far as I know are no drones unless you get a permit from them but I think that is for commercial projects and I imagine a fee is involved. Just my guess. Cheers, Ray

Nice video! Can I ask what camera gear your using?

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

It's a Sony AX53 - www.loveyourrv.com/love-your-rv-gets-a-new-4k-camcorder-sony-fdr-ax53/ I'm planning a review soon now that I've had a chance to use it a few months. Cheers, Ray

Nice share. Are there rattle snakes? It looks like ideal habitat for rattlers. And, do you ever worry about leaving your portable solar panel outside when you're off on a lengthy hike?

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, there are rattlesnakes pretty well everywhere in Arizona. But they generally are hibernating until the weather warms up in the spring. Depends on the location sometimes I just leave it other times I will slide it into the basement storage out of sight. I'm not overly concerned though as it's only worth about $130 bucks to replace. Cheers, Ray

@Tnapvrvideo

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! My wife and I thoroughly enjoy your videos. We look forward to your future shares. Safe travels!

So the park is probably always crowded being right out side Phoenix.

Wow this looks like a great campground. What are the rates?

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

$20 for dry camping and 30 for water and electric site.

Where did you put Ann's turtle that you got at Holts?

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

She puts it on the kitchen counter and then stows it away when we travel. :)

4:43 - Start after map intro.

Where's the LOVE IT! button?

The go pro video in the corner didn't work for me Ray. Otherwise, very nice.

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

It was dashcam footage from the truck of driving around the entire campground. Thought it may be useful to folks wanting to visit and get a sense of the campground, but didn't want to lengthen the video any further, so added it there as a PIP. Thanks for the feedback. Cheers, Ray

I will be there over labor day

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Wow, I bet its toasty warm down there this time of year.

You mentioned $20 camping fees. is that pretty standard cost for all SW desert State Parks?

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Seems pretty standard for dry camping in AZ but in New Mexico, they only charge $8 for dry camping and $14 for hookups.

Dont mist Apache Trail and Tonto N.M. Regards

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

We took a drive out highway 88 past Tortilla Flat and also over to Superior and visited the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. we are gonna come back next year and explore deeper, loved the scenery. Cheers, Ray

Hello Ray, I asked before but so many notes,, what's the page at the beginning, Google earth or plain Google maps or else? I would like to do Saddle Mountain and Dutchman this year but don't like to reserve, March still possible? Cheers. Cold in Quebec meanwhile :-0)

@LoveYourRV

4 жыл бұрын

It's Google Maps website set to statillite mode and 3D turned on. March is good but can start to get hot some days.

@projet2907

4 жыл бұрын

@@LoveYourRV Thank you, Ray, for the quick response ;-0) I am taking good notes this time. I love hot but it is difficult for the cat. And some years seems to be cold everywhere like last year where I remained in Floride but saw everyone in snow in AZ 🥶

@LoveYourRV

4 жыл бұрын

@@projet2907 Accuweather is a good website to check. You can look at monthly weather and look back at previous year's temps and historical averages for a place. Here is Apache Junction March 2019 near Lost Dutchman - www.accuweather.com/en/us/apache-junction/85120/march-weather/331814?year=2019

@projet2907

4 жыл бұрын

@@LoveYourRV Thank you very. ☀️

are you still using the folding bike?

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

I use it where we spend the summer months with its access to lots of flat paved areas to ride it on. I left it back in storage for our snowbird trip as it's pretty useless in the boondocking areas we camp at, so not worth the hassle and extra weight/storage space. It would be ideal for a place like FLA. No hills there and plenty of paved paths, not so much for the southwest with dirt, gravel, and hills. Even a decent mountain bike can be difficult in soft sandy washes. The ideal bike would be a fat bike but they are pricey for a decent one - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatbike

I mean this in a nice way. Look into Previcox for Angie. She looks like she is walking stiff and this medicine made walking much easier for my dog. When they start to show severe signs of arthritis it can be too late. The earlier you can get her started the better. At least ask a vet.

@TheHomey13

6 жыл бұрын

I love dogs and I love your videos. Thanks for sharing!

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, she coming up on 15 now so has a few problems, a major one is called Lafora disease, a neurological disorder. That, unfortunately, will likely be her undoing as it's not curable and progressive. :( She was looked at by her vet just before we left he didn't see fit to prescribe anything drug wise as he didn't feel she had bad arthritis. Many of these drugs have side effects worse than what the solve. You have to be careful. So far she does well enough with a small dose of aspirin when needed.

As a dutch i wonder die they find the dutchmen?

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

I think its the mine that's lost. :) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Dutchman%27s_Gold_Mine

Is this Google earth?, I have never use it, just downloaded it, bur having difficulty to move around it like you do ! :-))

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, but its the version that loads right in the Chrome browser. :)

@projet2907

6 жыл бұрын

How do I find that version ? Mine is on the hard disk and open its own window, Thank you :-))

@projet2907

6 жыл бұрын

ok,, I now have google earth on each page of chrome i open,, I'm getting there ,, thank you ,, lol

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

www.google.com/earth/

@projet2907

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very.

Is that google earth your using.

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Chrome browser version - www.google.com/earth/

nice video ! +1s you now !^^

Guess you went through Coolidge to get there. I was raised in Coolidge, burned in Florence. Did you ever stay in the BLM land between Florence and Florence junction?

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, right down the main street. :) No, It looked like it is a hotbed for ATV and off-roaders at least judging by the parking areas I passed by.