#05: RV Adventures in Arizona

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

Society & Culture, Nature, Personal Journals, Places & Travel, Science

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🗓️ 5 March 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wanted to take an RV on an adventure into the National Parks? So did we, so we rented one in Arizona and toured the southern part of the state for a week. Join us as we explore Chiricahua National Monument and other National Park units from the comfort of a 19-foot recreational vehicle. Along the way, we learn about the dos and don'ts of RV life, meet the nicest people in the RV community, and lament the untimely demise of Matt's tennis shoes. In this episode we discuss: Renting an RV from Cruise America Going to a gigantic RV show in Kansas City Hiking in Chiricahua National Monument How to use the dump station at an RV park RVing versus tent camping Links: To see photos from our travels, visit our Instagram account, or TikTok account Join the conversation on Facebook Our books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The tennis shoes did not make it.
0:02.0	Even today I can't talk about it,
0:05.0	but I had to throw the tennis shoes away.
0:07.0	They were a casualty of the dump station. This is the Dear Bob and Sue Podcast, stories of adventures and
0:27.6	misadventures in the U.S. National Parks and Public Lands. I'm Matt
0:31.5	Smith and I'm Karen Smith. We are the authors of the Dear Bob and Sioux
0:36.0	series of books. In today's episode we're stowing away the tent and climbing
0:41.0	into a 19-foot RV for the very first time to tour some fantastic
0:46.4	national monuments in Arizona. Well we don't own an RV or at least not yet so we
0:51.8	rented one.
0:52.6	And let's just say it was a learning experience.
0:55.5	We now know all about gray water and black water
0:58.5	and why people put Christmas lights on the ground around their rvies.
1:02.0	We also talk about our hikes and other... lights on the ground around their RVs.
1:02.8	We also talk about our hikes and other adventures in Chiracawa National Monument and the surrounding
1:08.3	area.
1:09.8	And you'll find out why Matt felt he had no choice but to throw away his tennis shoes.
1:15.2	Yeah, I'm still not ready to talk about exactly why I toss my tennis shoes,
1:19.3	but our listeners could probably guess after hearing our harrowing tale. We kick off the episode
1:25.2	with our experience at a huge RV showing Kansas City and we end with our
1:29.2	mailbag segment where we answer a question from a reader in our Facebook community.
1:37.0	You know what I want to do?
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