Well what do you like to do? There are a lot of things to think about when looking for a place for the winter. We spent the first winter trying all of the different parts of the state, Benson, Tucson, Casa Grande, Yuma, Quartzite, Havasu, Mesa, Gold Canyon. Sometimes a week, sometimes two, but in general we gave ourselves the opportunity to look around and see what the whole area had to offer. We then started doing longer stays in a couple of areas and eventually landed on Mesa.
We spent several years doing 2-3 month stints, gradually lengthened, and now have a Park Model in Mesa where we spend 6 months and the other 6 months in the motorhome traveling. We love the access to all of the arts centers, concerts, museums (love the Musical Instrument Museum in Northern Phoenix), loads of restuarants, shopping, close to the Superstitions for hiking, geocaching, close to Sedona for day trips, plus SPRING TRAINING during the month of March when all of the Cactus League teams are in the valley. We have also have now found physicians that understand our summer travel and work well with us.
Barb
