March Air Reserve Base Historic District

We stayed a couple of weeks at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, California. There's a lot going on there.  Many planes coming and going.  We had a nice view of the flight line.  We'd sit in our front seats and try to imagine where everyone was going.  Hopefully, someplace safe. 


We stay at as many military famcamps as we can.  We like them and we like being on a base.  We get to shop at the Commissary and the Exchange.  One thing we notice at every base we visit, is that the active duty military service members and the civilian employees who work next to them are working hard.  Everyone is busy.  You can tell by looking at their faces.  We hope America has not forgotten them.  They are still there, working for the safety of all of us.


March ARB (air reserve base) has been divided in two.  They sold part of the base to investors.  They, in turn, have rented out most of what was base housing.  They built a fence around what is now considered the base and opened the rest to whoever.  It's confusing because the Commissary, Exchange and some of the offices are on the civilian side.


They have tried to preserve the oldest part of the base and put up some informative signs.  The base started in 1918.


Here's the story of how it all happened.  Kind of interesting. 


http://www.march.afrc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3660


We walked around the historic area quite a bit and took some pictures.  At first we thought all of the houses and buildings were built of wood, but upon closer inspection, Alex realized they were made of concrete.  Apparently, they used boards to make frames to pour the concrete and the wood left impressions on the concrete.  The area is beautiful and most of these building are still in use.  Most are used for things different than the original purpose.

Here's the pics.

https://picasaweb.google.com/103645060086585742201/MarchAirForceReserveBase?authkey=Gv1sRgCLfxzvTn0NCaSQ#5721756844580005218

Hike around Saguaro Lake, Arizona, Butcher Jones Trail

There are 3 or 4 new posts below this one. Chris has been very bad about keeping up, so she is trying to make amends and worked all morning posting on the blog.  She has taken some heat from folks about not posting.  She takes this well as it means that people are reading and interested.  She will try to be better.

Right now we are in Palm Springs, California after spending almost 3 and a half months in Arizona.
Our plan is to hang around southern CA while it warms up in the north.  Then we will take a couple of months to travel along the Pacific Coast all the way up through Washington state.  Any suggestions on where to go and what to see is much appreciated.  Now on to the hike.....

We took this hike and we think it was around 5 miles.  Nice easy hike with some incline so you got a workout here and there.  It was a cloudy day, which Chris was thankful for as it would have gotten pretty warm.

Saw a pair of Eagles fishing in the lake.  They were looking very healthy.

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Everett's Birthday

Alex's brother, Matt, has a one year old grandson.  We helped celebrate Everett's birthday last week and got some pretty cute pictures.  Everett is a very sweet baby and we have enjoyed spending some time with him.  It was good practice for when our grandson arrives in May.  We love you Everett!

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Family and Friends in Arizona

While in Arizona this winter, we spent a lot of time with family.  We had Christmas dinner with Alex's brother Matt, and his wife, June and extended family.  We think we got a few great pictures of the family and want to share with you.  Also, a few pics of our other family members here in Arizona.

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Better Late than Never or Arizona 2011/12

Bad Girl for not posting in over a month.  Sorry about that.  No excuse really.

Here's the pictures from our visit to Quartzsite (see post below).  We had a great time with the other Tiffin owners and met some fantastic people.  We were camped out in the desert with no hookups. 

Quartzsite the town is like no other place for RVers.  It's crazy busy in January.  Crowded but fun.

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