More Red Rock Country

In the morning, Mike and I have breakfast in the motorhome and catch up on emails and blogging.  We are comfortable in the Advanced RV, with its spacious and elegant interior, like a cozy home.  Right out of the campground, we drive less than a mile drive up Snebley Rd. and park at the head of Mund’s Trail.  We take a one-hour hike, enjoying the silence, the blue sky and more red rock vistas.   Back in the motorhome, we stop for groceries and then head south on 89A to Jerome, AZ.  We cross a valley, then start winding around Mingus Mountain, climbing steeply on a two-lane road, with gorgeous overlooks.  Even with this Sprinter 4-cylinder engine, Mike easily stays with the traffic on the uphill, and on the downhill, hardly uses the brakes as he smoothly down and upshifts for changing grades and hairpin turns.    Finally, we reach Jerome, an old copper mining town, now trendy arts center, literally hanging on the edge of the slopes near the peak.   At 7,000 feet it starts to snow.  The snow continues as we descend to Prescott, where we are staying with Mike’s cousin and his wife.