On the Move From Yuma to Ajo, Arizona

Greetings, everyone, from a brand new location for us! We just arrived at our new campsite on BLM land just outside Ajo, Arizona. We left the Pilot Knob BLM Long Term Visitor Area (LTVA) about 9:30 this morning and had a fairly easy drive of 165 miles to reach this spot. We enjoyed our time …

Pilot Knob BLM LTVA, Winterhaven CA and Yuma AZ

Greetings, everyone, from our new location in the Pilot Knob Long Term Visitor Area (LTVA), which is on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. It's located about five minutes west of Yuma, Arizona, just over the California state line near Winterhaven. Desert camping at Pilot Knob LTVA The weather took quite a turn before we …

Time to Move On, Destination New Mexico

Currently at Pilot Knob BLM Long Term Visitor Area in Winterhaven, CA, just west of Yuma, AZ: Our annual visit to the Yuma area is drawing to a close. Our last two-week permit expires today, and with the weather starting to warm up into the mid-to-high 80's, we've decided it's time to chase 70° again …

From Class C to Fifth Wheel: How Boondocking Has Changed For Us

Currently located at Pilot Knob BLM LTVA in Winterhaven, CA, just west of Yuma, AZ: Greetings once again from the desert Southwest! At the moment, it's 5:40 AM, and I'm sitting at my dining table listening to the wind whistle through all the little nooks and crannies on the rig, while enjoying a cup of …

January 2020 Expense Report – Full-Time RV Living

It’s time once again for our monthly expense report where we share the costs associated with our full-time RV life.  We do not have a sticks-and-bricks home base, but travel wherever the weather takes us as we chase 70°. In January 2020, we completed our 17th month as full-time RVers. When we started our full-time …

One Week in New Mexico, Back Home in Yuma

Currently at Pilot Knob BLM LTVA in Winterhaven, CA, just west of Yuma, AZ: Yes, we have finally arrived at our winter destination in the Pilot Knob Long Term Visitor Area, managed by the Bureau of Land Management. When we left Tupelo, Mississippi on December 1, we had no idea it would take us two …

Monthly Expense Report – March 2019 – Fulltime RV Livings

It's time once again for our monthly expense report where we share the costs associated with our full-time RV life. We live in a 24' Thor Chateau 22E Class C RV with our two cats, Maggie and Molly. We do not have a sticks-and-bricks home base, but travel wherever the weather takes us as we …

Travel Day, Camp Vulture, Green Desert, Critters

Hooray! We have safely arrived at our new campsite! We left the Pilot Knob BLM LTVA near Yuma on Friday morning after enjoying the breakfast buffet at the Quechan Resort and Casino. We're definitely going to miss that particular Friday morning ritual! We certainly enjoyed our stay at Pilot Knob, but with the March winds …

Finally Preparing to Move On

It's hard to believe that we've been camped in the same spot for almost three months now. We arrived here at the Pilot Knob BLM LTVA (long term visitor area) on December 27 of last year. We have thoroughly enjoyed staying here in the Yuma area over the winter, and can now understand why so …

Getting Itchy Feet

It's another beautiful morning here at the Pilot Knob BLM LTVA in southern California, just west of Yuma, Arizona. We've been here for almost 10 weeks now, and while we're still enjoying it, our time here is winding to a close. This past week the afternoon temperatures hit 80° a couple of times, and it's …