Snowbird RV Adventure Part 2: Pomona to Ehrenberg, Arizona

Part 2: Day 4

We like our smaller rig for easy maneuvering and parking.

February 5: The Santa Ana winds died down overnight. Having lived in Pomona, we know how damaging they can be. We made the right decision to delay our departure.

Day 4 took us from Pomona to the Arizona border. We planned an easy driving day to get back into the swing of things. The first half was to breakfast at Denny's in Thousand Palms, an hour and a half east. We stopped last year with our rental RV and knew parking our 25' rig was possible if it wasn't too busy.

Interstate 10 heading eastbound from Palm Springs.

The Arizona desert is beautiful this time of year.

Automobile and RV pumps at the Flying J truck stop.

The second half was an hour and forty-five minutes following Interstate 10 (Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway) to Ehrenberg, just over the Arizona border. We stopped at the Flying J Travel Center for gas and propane.

This was our first time using a truck stop style station, but found it welcoming for RVers and cars. They cater to truckers with so have lots of services like fast food restaurants, motels (some locations), parking and mini-marts.

Site #159 with a neighbour's side-by-side ATV.

We checked into the nearby Arizona Oasis RV Resort in Ehrenberg at 4:00, after changing our clocks to Mountain Time.  We got settled into Site #159 and walked down to the Colorado River before sunset. We paid extra for a pull-through spot. For us, the convenience is worth the extra cost for short stays.

The desert is quad country. You can ride right from your site so we saw lots of 4x4s and side-by-sides.


I've always wanted to stay along the Colorado River. I expected loud campers and wild parties, but the Arizona Oasis was friendly and quiet with many seasonal occupants.

The Colorado River here is wide and deep enough for boaters.

A beautiful RV Park beach to enjoy the Arizona sunset.

We used one of our frozen meals to go with a Caesar salad for dinner. The refrigerator I mentioned in my last post makes meal preparation easy in my very small kitchen. You can read more about my kitchen by clicking here. -- Wayne and Margy

Trip Mileage Log

Leg - 200 miles

Total - 202 miles

Getting propane at the Flying J Travel Center.

Propane is a useful fuel in RVs. It can be used outdoors for a BBQ or onboard for things like the stove, refrigerator, hot water and heater.

Anything involving heat is a huge draw on electricity. If you aren't in an RV park with hookups having propane makes life easier.

Trailers have tanks outside, usually on the trailer's tongue. Motorhomes have theirs underneath in a compartment.

It may be warm here in the Southwest during the day, but nights have been chilly. Our propane heater runs several times each night to keep us warm and toasty. The 9.8 gallon tank is the same size as the 40 lb ones we use at the cabin. It was half empty, so $14 worth of propane lasted a total of 21 camping days for all our needs.

The Flying J attendant filling our propane tank at Ehrenberg.

Propane tank refills are easy to find while traveling. Many RV parks offer this service. Travel centers like Flying J and Pilot are a good source. The Allstays App is a good resource to find propane. Travel center station descriptions list if it's available. Other locations have a red LP symbol. These include hardware stores, regular gas stations and U-Haul facilities.