7th July - Meteor Crater to Phoenix to Blythe, CA

Itinerary
Start - Meteor Crater RV Park, Meteor Crater, Arizona
End - Blythe Colorado River KOA RV Park, Blythe, California
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Got up with J at 730am
Got everyone else up with breakfast by 830am
J and K both want a pool
JR and JR had a shower
meteor Crater
Watched a ten minute movie
Touched part of the meteor
Went outside to a couple of viewpoints
Windstorm while outside
Helped other people take family pictures
Not allowed down into the crater
Museum with lots of exhibits on other meteors
It has a subway restaurant
Gift shop
USA Astronaut Wall of Fame

Drove back to I40 west to flagstaff then south on I17 towards Phoenix
Rainstorms
Huge climb up out of Camp Verde
On way into Phoenix finally saw real large cacti!
Phoenix
Hot! Over 106 degrees F
Got to the airport by 445pm to drop off Momma and Sissy
Waited at the cell phone lot to make sure everyone got through security and make our own plan to get "out of Dodge" or in this case Phoenix

Headed west on I-10
Passed world zoo but pulled off the freeway for a long potty break for the boys plus some snacks.
Left the greater Phoenix area and then more cacti
Long flat road
J started to have a tummy ache
Lots of water for both boys
Long uneven road
Had problem filling gas again
Sun set before Quartzsite
Pushed on to the California border
Exit to KOA campground is IMMEDIATELY at the inspection station to the far right. It would be easy to miss.
Late checkin was easy
J slept in the big bed this time and I slept on the couchbed after K and I watched a movie together.