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New Mexico, Utah, Colorado

June 2023 - July 2025
  • Shelley Pruitt
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  • Shelley PruittTravelerNew Mexico, Utah, Colorado

    Day Seven-Wild Horse Canyon

    June 30, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Star gazing at 4:30 am. This campground is a Dark campground. No light pollution at all. So the star viewing is just incredible. Got back up about 7 and had bacon and eggs for breakfast. Woke up to a deer standing on the dune rim overlooking our campsite. 10:00 am headed to Little Wild Horse Canyon. ( slot canyon) What an Incredible day. We hiked for about 4 hours. Back to the campground for a shower and to fill up with water. Now we are headed to boondock camp in the valley with some goblins. Got our campsite surrounded by hills, valleys, canyons and Goblins. Found a small slot canyon and put our chairs there and hung out in the shade. Went for a walk and saw mountain lion tracks all around. Greg found where we think the den is (Pictures attached) Greg built a fire and we went for several walks exploring around the camp.Read more

  • Shelley PruittTravelerNew Mexico, Utah, Colorado

    Day Six-Goblin Valley

    June 29, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 26 °C

    Woke up about 6 got everything cleaned, packed and loaded. 7:00 we are headed back down the All but smooth road. I know "Special Needs" isn't looking forward to this 30 mile rough dirt road 😕 We stopped at Buckhorn Wash Petroglyphs (2000 year old pictographs) site and got pics. Then we stopped at San Rafeal River Swinging Bridge which was built in 1937 and the only bridge over the San Rafeal River until the 1990's.
    Made it, 8:53 and were back on the Hwy, yeahh! Arrived Goblin Valley 10:30. Signs said Campground Full but Greg asked when we arrived and we were able to get a spot. We rode our bikes to go hiking in Goblin Valley it was absolutely Amazing. Had steaks and macaroni and cheese for dinner, yummie :)    Read more

  • Shelley PruittTravelerNew Mexico, Utah, Colorado

    Day Five-The Wedge (San Rafeal Swell)

    June 28, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Woke up around 7:30 to a beautiful morning. We both slept well it got down to 55. We put the windows down to cool the bus before bed and it worked Great. So nice to wake up and not have to get back on the road. We are going to make some Mountain House for breakfast then go exploring a bit. Walked about 2.5 miles to the end of the canyon rim. What spectacular views. The canyons split and continue on in many different directions. We saw a few wild flowers, cactus, scrub trees, lizards and lots and lots of rocks. We are currently sitting in the bus hiding from the 🌞Read more

  • Shelley PruittTravelerNew Mexico, Utah, Colorado

    Day Four- The Wedge (San Rafeal Swell)

    June 27, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Woke up about 6am this morning. Slept well after we got settled in our new spot. Got packed up and decided to head to the Wedge. Stopped in the town of Mexican Hat ate breakfast and Greg got me a pair of native american jackalope earrings. 8:00 on our way to the Wedge. GPS was taking us up a switch back mountain going 25 mph 😳 for 3 hours with no gas for 200 and some miles. Greg decided that was not a good idea the bus doesn't have that kinda gas range and he was worried we might run out. So we turned around and are trying a different route. We just got onto interstate 75 and the speed limit is 80.
    Arrived at The Wedge around 3:45. It was a very bumpy, washboard, dirt, potholes and rocks road. It takes 1.5 hours to go 30 some miles. It Absolutely beat the stuffing out of Greg and I. The bus took a huge beating. Blessed that Greg is such a good driver and that for the most part all the parts are new on the bus. But it was worth all the stress and Anxiety. It is peaceful, there is a breeze and we are camped on the canyon rim. Absolutely Gorgeous! We stopped on the way up at Buckhorn Wash which is a petroglyph site. Good break and very interesting seeing these 1500 to 4000 years old petroglyphs.    Read more

  • Shelley PruittTravelerNew Mexico, Utah, Colorado

    Day Three-Mexican Hat

    June 26, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 37 °C

    Slept 😴 💤 Great woke up around 7:20. Leisurely got us and the bus ready for today's trip. We decided to go back to Fredrico's for breakfast Greg got the Ultimate breakfast burrito and I got the Chorizzo (cheese, potato and egg) they were Humongous. Could have split one and still had leftovers. Again the Best Mexican food I have ever had. Today we are headed to Mexican Hat. A short 5 hour drive compared to what we have been doing. We just reached 7000 ft in elevation my ears are popping.data. Entered Arizona at 2:05pm. Greg decided to take the bus off roading. He saw a bunch of trails down by the river we crossed over so he decided to check it out. We got to place in the very narrow path where it seemed to be exceedingly muddy. Greg got out to walk it and came back covered in mud. He hadto back out for a bit then got the bus turned around. We are now back on the road 20 minutes from Mexican Hat. Fingers crossed we find a camping spot. Arrived at Mexican Hat 4:03. Drove down to the river very narrow, winding, steep roads, not sure we would get back up. Went to the end of the road to the last campsite. You could see the river and completely surrounded by towering red cliffs and Mexican Hat behind us. The wind was blowing so hard (about 40mph) it almost knocked you down. The sand was being blown around and giving us a Great dermabrasion :) The temperature was 99 and kinda hard to breathe, Miserably Hot!!! The clouds were getting dark and we were afraid if it rained we would never get out. So we decided to move to higher ground. We camped for the night still in Mexican Hat but on much higher ground. Once the sun went down we opened the windows and it got nice and cool in the bus for sleeping 😴Read more

  • Shelley PruittTravelerNew Mexico, Utah, Colorado
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    Day Two-KOA Albuquerque

    June 25, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C

    Woke up early and back on the road by 6:05. Entered Oklahoma at 6:57 am. Stopped to fill up with ⛽️ and got breakfast at McDonald's 8:30 am. Entered Texas at 11:44 am. Entered New Mexico at 2:33 pm. Got stuck in traffic jam outside Santa Rosa on 40 West for about 40 minutes around 4:00 pm. Looking for Mexican food for dinner. Since it's Sunday most of the restaurants are closed or close at 2. After giving up we found one that was open "Fredrico's Mexican Restaurant " it wasn't fancy looked like an old Hardee's building converted. The food was Absolutely Devine, Great, Fantastic, Amazing. I got 2 chili relenos the had a batter and fried crisp. It was served with beans, rice, guacamole sour cream, 2 hand made fresh flower tortilla. Greg got tamales 🫔 loaded with shredded chicken and beans and rice on the side. He also got 2 shredded pork tacos 🌮. The shells were hand made and fried fresh to order. We would both eat here every day if given the opportunity. We left Fredrico's and headed to our final destination for today. KOA Albuquerque New Mexico with our own dog pen, patio and furniture. We both got showers. Sat outside and enjoyed the serenity and went for a walk around the campground. We crashed around 10 both slept Great.Read more

  • Shelley PruittTravelerNew Mexico, Utah, Colorado

    Day One -Arkansas Rest Area

    June 24, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Left Ridgeway with odometer at 135,200 at 10:15am. Drove all day and into the night. By the time Greg decided to stop, the next rest area was over 100 miles away. Finally got there and crashed. We drove through South Carolina, Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas a little over 800 miles:)Read more

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