Coronado National Forest

 Wow! Just wow! We drove the 29.6 miles south from Sanoita, AZ, on a curvy, up-and-down, narrow, sometimes rough (but PAVED!) road to this - - our campsite overlooking Parker Canyon Lake in the Coronado National Forest in the Huachuca Mountains.  The golden grass-covered hills are dotted with live oak trees and alligator-skinned junipers, and as you get deeper into the forest, the number of trees increases until the hills look green from a distance instead of golden.

We're at 5400 ft. elevation.  The air is clear and fresh. The sky is blue and the sun shines.  It was cold this morning, but there was no frost. How cold was it, you ask? Not sure. Without cell service, I can't check my weather app.

This morning we walked down to the lake. There's a marina there with kayaks, canoes and paddle boats for rent. A couple of people were fishing from the fishing deck.  The marina store was not open. It's closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.  That may be one reason it is so quiet here.  I suppose on weekends there is more activity, although the long drive into this place might prevent any old Tom, Dick or Harry from venturing in.

And it's quiet in the campground. There are only 7 or 8 other RVS here in this 31-site loop. After all, there is no electricity, no flush toilets, and one water faucet near the vault toilets (which fortunately are kept very clean.) I'm guessing it's the wandering adventurers, the true quiet seekers and/or the lovers of nature's secrets who spend time here.

On that note, the three solar panels, added to the Pickle's roof shortly before we left Michigan, work beautifully to charge our battery on these sunny no-electricity stop-overs.