Suguaro SKP Park

When we left Casa Grande our next destination was Suguaro SKP Park in Benson. This was the very first place we stayed at when we got to AZ way back in October. Fitting that we make a return trip before leaving the area. Our plan was to stay for 4 days and then head to Huachuka City for a couple of days, then off to Tombstone for 5 days, before leaving the state of AZ for about 2 weeks in NM.

Our spot. Believe it or not, we got the only full hookup site in the boon docking area. Turns out the park was celebrating 25 year anniversary so it was FULL. We lucked out.

A view east to the Dragoon Mtns from our site

I mentioned the Silver Anniversary the park was celebrating. All residents were in attendance and there was something going on just about every day for the week. We happened in right in the middle of it and were fortunate to be able to participate and enjoy some of the celebrations.....like the parade which we viewed from the comfort of our chairs right behind our Airstream.....

Saturday night was party night in the clubhouse. They especially honored a number of the original founders/owners.....

And then finished up the night with a band and dancing. A good time was had by all.

While we were at the park, we took the opportunity to visit with old friends at Butterfield RV Resort and so headed over Friday afternoon for their Happy Hour......

Last opportunity for us to see a lot of them.....Jay & Linda were heading back home to Nebraska. Ken & Judy were leaving for Nebraska and Ken was traveling from there to Alaska to see Granddaughter HS graduation. When Ken returned, they were heading to Minnesota for a summer work job. Dick & Patti were leaving the following week, as were Don & Pam. All in all, pretty sad day for all of us. Although we all did make plans to reunite back here next year.

While we were at Saguaro, we met some interesting people. I re-met Ed Thomas, the guy that kind of "took us under his wing" our first stay there back in October. He was all caught up in the Silver Anniversary, but still had time to say hello. And then one day I was out walking and noticed a truck with NH plates on it. Stopped to say hello and found out they were from Concord, NH. And when he asked me where I was from and I replied just outside of Brattleboro, Vt he said that back in the 70's he had lived in an apartment above Stockwell's store in West Brattleboro. And then there was Jan & Allan Parmenter. We met them at the dinner/party on Saturday night. Turns out they are also from Vt in the Rutland / Middlebury area. We had a nice conversation with them that night and even continued it after at their lot. Seems they have a lot to do with the Navajo - even to the point of having an adopted grandmother. They shared their stories of what they do for her and the organization that they belong to to try and help out a people that are really in need. We were all ears. And so thankful for them sharing their story. We exchanged contact info and promised to be in touch with them.

We left Suguaro SKP CoOp park on 3/23/15.