4X4Dodger wrote:
2005 Spaces! Good Grief! Thats a higher population density that Hong Kong for crying out loud.
For my part I just see those numbers and run the other way. I realize that some may like that but I like more space, fewer people, and lower rates.
No, because you don't understand how spread out things are in Mesa. Yes, the big parks are like small towns, but they occupy large sections of land. As I recall, Mesa Spirit, like Val Vista, has a local post office on site, has its own hair salon, a restaurant, lots of different buildings for things like wood working, pottery, glass arts, quilting/sewing, fitness centers, pools (yes plural), tennis courts, and on and on. It is a small town where people spend 3-6 months in the warm dry desert area, visit with friends, do things, go places, etc. As far as being a parking lot - do parking lots come with citrus or palm trees at each site? And yes, the landscape has sand/gravel - it is the desert, what did you expect? Kentucky Blue Grass that requires huge amounts of water?
Yes, we could go way out in the middle of nowhere, find something cheaper, and sit and contemplate our navels for the winter. We just enjoy being somewhere that there are LOTS of things to do, both in and out of the park. Having a wide variety of different options is really great.