We've been here in Apache Junction for over a month now. Before coming down from Washington State we were concerned about being in an RV in the summer heat of Phoenix.
What we have found is that with a late model coach and 3 rooftop AC units, there is no problem keeping the coach like a meat locker in the peak of mid afternoon heat in the RV.
We can maintain about a 30 degree difference in the coach, without resorting to reflective foil in the windows, auxiliary AC units, nor having to keep all the blinds pulled.
Parking the coach toward the NE and putting the awning on the curbside out, even at 108 outside in the shade, the coach almost feels like a meat locker at 78-79 degrees.
So... for those with similar rigs, if you've ever wondered how your rig would do in Phoenix in mid-summer... have no worries!
A few more images from the coach...
View to the Superstition Mountains as seen from my recliner in the coach.
Monsoon time here in the valley... many evenings there is a spectacular light show all around the mountains in the vallet.
Enjoying life in Arizona
What we have found is that with a late model coach and 3 rooftop AC units, there is no problem keeping the coach like a meat locker in the peak of mid afternoon heat in the RV.
We can maintain about a 30 degree difference in the coach, without resorting to reflective foil in the windows, auxiliary AC units, nor having to keep all the blinds pulled.
Parking the coach toward the NE and putting the awning on the curbside out, even at 108 outside in the shade, the coach almost feels like a meat locker at 78-79 degrees.
So... for those with similar rigs, if you've ever wondered how your rig would do in Phoenix in mid-summer... have no worries!
A few more images from the coach...
View to the Superstition Mountains as seen from my recliner in the coach.
Monsoon time here in the valley... many evenings there is a spectacular light show all around the mountains in the vallet.
Enjoying life in Arizona
Some of you may be wondering WHY we would leave the Pacific Northwest (Washington State) at a time when it is so magnificent up there and so HOT in the Phoenix area...
The reason is that we decided to sell our house there and buy one here! We wanted to get down here before home prices and interest rates got any higher. With some effort, we discovered an unincorporated area of NE Scottsdale (called Rio Verde Foothills) where there are still some homes on 1+ acre properties that don't cost a million bucks, but yet just a few minutes drive from Scottsdale. If all goes well, we will make this place our home... and our motor coach will enjoy a well-deserved rest!
The place feels quite palatial (ceilings from 9' to 20' tall in the house) compared with the 8' ceilings of our house in Washington, but I'm sure we will get used to it.
The architecture of the homes in Arizona were a major part of the attraction for us.
The "back yard" is the wild, wild west, Tonto National Forest land! Four Peaks to the east and Mc Dowell Mountain range to the south. It's really quiet and very peaceful out here. With immediate access to Tonto National Forest with off-road vehicles. I sense a Polaris RZR (side-by-side) in my future.
McDowell Mountains to the south...
The reason is that we decided to sell our house there and buy one here! We wanted to get down here before home prices and interest rates got any higher. With some effort, we discovered an unincorporated area of NE Scottsdale (called Rio Verde Foothills) where there are still some homes on 1+ acre properties that don't cost a million bucks, but yet just a few minutes drive from Scottsdale. If all goes well, we will make this place our home... and our motor coach will enjoy a well-deserved rest!
The place feels quite palatial (ceilings from 9' to 20' tall in the house) compared with the 8' ceilings of our house in Washington, but I'm sure we will get used to it.
The architecture of the homes in Arizona were a major part of the attraction for us.
The "back yard" is the wild, wild west, Tonto National Forest land! Four Peaks to the east and Mc Dowell Mountain range to the south. It's really quiet and very peaceful out here. With immediate access to Tonto National Forest with off-road vehicles. I sense a Polaris RZR (side-by-side) in my future.
McDowell Mountains to the south...
Went out to Canyon Lake last week...
sun had set by the time we got back by Superstition, but with a long exposure, I was able to capture these views of Superstition from the north side. This is a magical place.
sun had set by the time we got back by Superstition, but with a long exposure, I was able to capture these views of Superstition from the north side. This is a magical place.
