We just finished our longest adventure in the Bambi - 13 days with some 18 planned stops and 2200 miles - a Southwestern tour.

Attached is a map of our trip, which took us through Needles, Flagstaff, Gallup, Durango, Taos, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Tucson, Scottsdale, and Blythe.

Our first stay was Needles at the good Needles Marina Park. We've stayed here back in 2006 on our trip to Yosemite. Did not disappoint. Our campsite was again along the grass on the...

Enjoyed our stay here on way to Grand Canyon - Needles Marina Park. Full hook-ups, great site on river, friendly facility. Hot as can be though and when we went to use our new Airstream air conditioner for first time, it did not work. Made for one warm night in the toaster! Fortunately, rest of destinations on this trip had cooler nights, and we got the air conditioner replaced (no charge, still under warranty) when we returned to SoCal. But, in retrospect, we should have checked the AC power before...