Mileage:  68,957

Dead Horse Ranch State Park Cottonwood, Arizona

We really had no plan this morning when we got up.  We thought we might like to stay in the area and wondered if we could get one more night at Rio Verde.  The office didn’t open until 9 and we didn’t want to hang around.  I called Dead Horse State Park just 4 miles away and they had a water and electric site available for two nights.  We left for the park.  It was too early to check in so we parked the RV and took the bikes to explore.  What a glorious autumn morning! 

There are 3 lagoons in the park.  It was awfully surprising to see water!  Of course, the lagoons are manmade but there are nice paths around the water and people were fishing!

Our campsite was ready and so we were moved in by 10:30. The remainder of the NASCAR race began at 11 so I got it streaming and went outside to enjoy a book in the beautiful sunshine.

Gambel ‘s quails near our site.

This afternoon, we drove into downtown Cottonwood. 

It’s a cute little town.  We walked the main street and did some shopping for the kids and grandkids.  It was too early for dinner. 

We returned to Cottonwood later in the evening and enjoyed a very good meal at Poquito Loco