With my bad attitude in check (see prior post here), I was looking forward to Big Bend National Park and it did not disappoint – scenic drives, canyon and vista hikes, pretty sunsets, a bear encounter, and some things…
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From El Paso we continued our route along the Texas border, past Marfa (which we circled back to later) and on to Big Bend Ranch State Park near Terlingua TX. This state park is bordered by the Rio Grande…
Hueco Tanks State Park is about 30 miles northeast of El Paso TX. This historic site is named for its rock hollows (hueco is Spanish for hollow) that have provided crucial trapped rainwater to animals and humans for thousands…
Carlsbad Caverns, in the Guadalupe Mountains of southern New Mexico, with the variety and scale of the formations in its “Big Room” make it the best of several caves we’ve toured to-date! The Guadalupe Mountain area actually contain more…
Last year in New Mexico, we checked out Earthships (post here). This year, ships not of this earth Few incidents have inspired as much fascination and speculation as the one in Roswell New Mexico. In the summer of 1947,…
If you’re seeking sunshine in the winter, look no further than White Sands National Park in New Mexico. They claim clear, sunny skies approximately 330 days out of the year, so your chances are good, really good! Despite this,…
It was a quiet weekday in Mesilla (a suburb and historic downtown of Las Cruces) when we arrived but most things were open. The town square has some fun history, cute shops and great place for lunch. We stopped…
Where do you go in the winter in an RV? South like the birds to warmer weather! Our first stop as we officially began our route to the east in 2022 was Rockhound State Park in southern New Mexico…
Given our good friends and only granddaughter live in northern Phoenix (just north of Scottsdale), anytime we have the opportunity to pass through the area, we do! We typically stay with them on weekends but like to stay close…
Before the Covid shut downs, before the vaccines, before the politics, we bought an RV. We spent almost a year with a 3ft. x 5ft map attached to our dining room wall where we circled dream destinations and worked…
