For this Thanksgiving week holiday trip to Phoenix, we've given Marvin the Magnificent a chance to really roll his wheels since our big 4,000-mile Midwest trip. Marvin has never run better. There could be a reason. There are bargains to be found everywhere.
Snowbirds flock here from as far away as Canada and the East Coast.
Unfortunately, many older RVers pass on, leaving their RVs to their estates. The front yard in which we parked Marvin for the week used to be barren desert where I once rode my motorcycle. On Thanksgiving Day, when there was little or no traffic, I was able to look around. Tucked in the middle of shopping malls, convenience stores, apartment and condo complexes I found a small housing development where, back in 1972, I put money down on a home. My young son would have had to ride the school bus for an hour morning and night.