Navajo Point
24. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We decided to drive out the east road, Desert View Drive, to see all the viewpoints. We drove out to Desert View Watchtower, where we discovered the “Snack Bar” serves only ice cream and cookies.Weiterlesen
Lipan Point
24. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Another spectacular view and few people to share it with.
Moran Point
24. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Moving on
24. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
After seeing the Grand Canyon, we drove back on the highway to our RV. Would you know that during all this time together, I never realized Eric had founded a popular steakhouse in Tusayan Arizona? IWeiterlesen
Big big day
25. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We started off the day at Meteor Crater RV Park, a nice stopover close to a bunch of cool sights.
Meteor Crater
25. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We came to see the Meteor Crater because it was on our way but it was ABSOLUTELY worth the stop. The crater formed 50,000 years ago when a large meteor struck the ground at a steep angle. It wasWeiterlesen
Meteor Crater, Continued
25. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
This museum was really cool and they were adding onto it to expand the visitors area. We were surprised to find out the astronauts from the Apollo mission trained here because the landscape is similarWeiterlesen
Movin' On
25. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After the Meteor Crater, we had to get a move on. We have to make it all the way just outside Santa Fe tonight! Lots of coal mines and energy plants and refineries and so on along I-40. And tons ofWeiterlesen
Holbrook
25. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
What a funky little town! We turned off here to head towards the Petrified Forest and we were treated to a bunch of relics from Route 66.
Have you stayed in a wigwam lately?
Why are thereWeiterlesen
Is this the right way?
25. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
If this is a National Park, why is there no one on the road to get there? Turns out Wednesday in April is NOT a popular tourist time here either.
Petrified Forest
25. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We stopped at the Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitors Center and found they had the most amazing display of petrified wood throughout the forest. Eric had seen a petrified forest before, but it was myWeiterlesen
Driving north
25. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Now we are headed up north through the Petrified Forest National Park up to the Painted Desert Park. Our view from the RV is really incredible since we sit up high and are surrounded with windows;Weiterlesen
The Painted Desert
25. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The painted desert is a vast area of colored rock and dunes through the Southwest, extending across multiple states. This location is one of the best and easiest places to see it. The old Route 66Weiterlesen
Living the good life
25. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Speed limit is 75, we’re passing semis, and our motorhome just celebrated 10,000 miles. What more could you wish for?
Entering New Mexico
25. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Today was a big day. We saw Meteor Crater, Petrified Forest, the Painted Desert, and drove 400+ miles. Finally we entered New Mexico, passed through Albuquerque, and made it up to our campground inWeiterlesen
Cochiti Lake
26. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Woke up at a beautiful & isolated state park campground that was just recently renovated. It’s nice to be out of the city and with a little more space since we’ve been staying mostly at RV parksWeiterlesen
Exploring Santa Fe
26. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Today we decided to take our own driving tour of Santa Fe. We started off at the historic Plaza Cafe with the best sopapillas in New Mexico (I agree with the claim). They are these doughy friedWeiterlesen
Sophie WhiteI think you would too! It’s very charming and there are a lot of activities without feeling too blatantly touristy
The mountains
26. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Next we drove up to a little state park less than 10 miles out of town (Hyde Memorial). I wanted to see if we got high enough up if we could see the valley laid out before us. Before we knew it weWeiterlesen
Heading out to Southern New Mexico
27. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
And we’re hitting the road, driving back through Albuquerque and down south on Interstate 25 to see the more rural part of the state.
You wouldn’t believe how hard the wind blows out here! TheWeiterlesen
Albuquerque
27. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Driving through Albuquerque just reminds Eric of all the business trips he’s taken here. Oh look, there’s his Marriott hotel!
The Rio Grande
27. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
I pictured the Rio Grande being large and impressive, big and muddy like the Mississippi. It’s a bit smaller and less “grand” than I expected, muuuch smaller than the Sacramento. The valley itWeiterlesen
Turning East
27. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Now we’re turning east and our highway will run just north of the White Sands Missile Testing Range.
Since entering Arizona we have seen a zillion trains 🚂 mostly running along side us. MostWeiterlesen
Final stretch down south
27. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We turned south at Carrizozo, towards Alamogordo and our campground. Just before the town we passed the Valley of Fires, a big lava flow.
Dusk
27. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
We’ve noticed that the dark arrives abruptly here. It hits dusk and after about 15 minutes it is pitch black, no light. We were racing the sun to get into our site tonight and we got beat by aboutWeiterlesen
Oliver Lee Memorial State Park
28. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We stayed in a state park about 20 minutes outside Alomogordo, which is a sizable town in this area. It was quite isolated and quiet, which is just how we like it. The campground was nestled into theWeiterlesen