In preparation for our journey and change of venue we got rid of most of our stuff in Miami. It is amazing how much stuff you can accumulate over time. We didn’t have too much of a hard time parting with our belongings thanks to good friends who took some Read more…
One of the pleasant surprises on this trip has been all the nice people we have met in the campgrounds along the way. I have really enjoyed speaking to so many people who have retired early and/or have sold their homes and are traveling full time. It is inspiring to Read more…
We made it to California and spent three nights at Anza-Borrego State Park and another three nights at Joshua Tree National Park. We went hiking every day and enjoyed the scenery. We stopped at the Salton Sea. This is an inland salty “sea” that was created from water from the Read more…
It has been interesting staying so close to Mexico. The border patrol presence is significant with helicopters, atv patrols and signs warning of smuggling etc. There are vehicle checkpoints on most roads within the USA that lead from the direction of Mexico. We have had to pass through many. We Read more…
Spent the last three nights at the Organ Pipe National Monument which is in southern Arizona on the border with Mexico. Really enjoyed the landscape with the cactus. One of the things we have been enjoying is the educational talks by the park rangers. There are a lot of creepy Read more…
Spent 3 nights camping and hiking at Aguirre Springs Recreation area near Las Cruces. We stayed at an amazing BLM campground for $3.50 per night, in the organ mountains overlooking some fantastic scenery. There were two fun hikes from the campground.
Went to the White Sands National Monument which was way cool! Had a picnic and went for a hike. It was fun seeing the jets from the nearby Air Force base zoom past. They have to plow the roads here. Kids and adults alike were sledding on those round saucer Read more…
We headed south from Albuquerque and took a detour to visit the National Radio Astronomy Observatory Very Large Array. This place is in the middle of nowhere. It has 27 huge dishes measuring 82 feet across. They are mounted on railroad tracks in a y configuration and can be moved Read more…
We left Texas a few days ago and headed north into New Mexico. Stopped at Roswell to visit with the aliens at a cool museum. They had a huge collection of information about the alien landing and sightings. It seems like every gas station in town has a alien statue Read more…
Made it to Big Bend National Park on Sunday. What a beautiful place. We drove through the park on our first day and discovered that all the campgrounds in the park were full. Not to be deterred, we found a small quirky campground in a ghost town outside of the Read more…