5 Oct 2019 – The lava fields of El Malpais are huge! We imagine Hawaii lava fields look very similar. Lots of sandstone formations in this large national monument near Grants, New Mexico. Beautiful views. 7-10 Oct 2019 – Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta! Fantastic event we thoroughly enjoyed. Early mornings spent watching balloons get inflated and […]
Read More →1 October 2019 – Brooding clouds and rain are welcome after the heat of Sante Fe. We chill for the day at a free campsite in Fort Sumner by the lake. 2 Oct 2019 – Up early to head to Carlsbad Caverns. So glad we returned to visit as it was closed in Jan 2019 […]
Read More →26 Sept 2019 – In Colorado Springs, we visit the gorgeous Garden of the Gods – a free city park full of awesome red and white rock formations and pinnacles. We are very lucky to spot a bobcat sleeping on top of a rock pinnacle. A little far away, but we are able to get […]
Read More →Sept 22 – the first day of sunshine! We enjoy a sunny day in Grand Teton National Park. The mountain peaks are magnificent and snow covered. Beautiful viewpoints at Oxbow Bend. We also visit the old barns of Mormon Row. Deer, pronghorn antelope, and a moose seen with. Lovely overnight stay at Fontenelle Reservoir. Sept […]
Read More →Sept 15 – off on our travels to New Mexico. We have a stopover to visit Shayne and Sabrina in Mission and then cross the border at Sumas. Through Snoqualmie Pass in the rain and drizzle. Liberty Creek Campground in Liberty Washington is very nice and free!. Sept 17 – we head through the southeast […]
Read More →Feb 21 – We stop in San Jose to visit the Winchester Mystery House. A strange house consisting of 160 rooms, 10,000 windows, 2,000 doors. Some of the doors lead to nowhere, open to walls, or even open out to an 8-foot drop. A staircase runs from the floor right to the ceiling. The story […]
Read More →Here is the link to a short video on our Arizona travels. Feb 14-15Heavy rains in the Palm Desert area – they got more than their yearly average in one day! We do manage to visit Sunnylands Center – beautiful gardens and a retreat for world and national issues. The gardens feature drought-tolerant plantings. We also […]
Read More →Here is a link to our travel video on Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico Feb 8 – Time to cross over into California. We find some warmth just over the border from Yuma camping out in the desert. In fact, it is so warm that one of our neighbors is spending the day in the […]
Read More →Here is a link to our trip video of Georgia and Florida (including Disney at Christmas) Jan 30 – Still hanging out in the free desert BLM land in Why, AZ. We head into Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. The organ pipe cactus only grows in Mexico and just in this tiny bit of the […]
Read More →Using our free campsite at Snyder Hill as a base, we venture out to Tucson. Jan 24 – A visit to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum keeps us busy for the day! This museum is largely outdoors with desert gardens, animals of the desert, and raptor demonstrations. We love the Saguaro cacti everywhere. As well […]
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