Leaving Paradise

Since having acquired the geezer mobile in 2013, we had been criss-crossing North America yearly for 2-3 months at a time. Though simply seeing what lay around every corner was the primary agenda, we Czytaj więcej
Ok, no reason to dilly dally...

Geez. After a couple of months of belly aching about sun and heat, NOW we get rain and a frigid 75 degrees. Well, we’re off!
Is this some knd of JOKE?

See that line of red? It’s RIGHT over I-10 where we are driving! Really?!? Gordon just asked if I am sure I wouldn’t rather visit Laurie (sister) and John in Atlanta. What a comedian.
Safe Harbor

It’s taken us overnight to recover. At times we could barely see the road. When it cleared a bit we passed a number of accidents ... a big rig down in the roadside ditch, a car that managed to make Czytaj więcej
Are you sensing a pattern?

Arrived safe and sound at Parker’s Landing campground in Biloxi, Mississippi. Weather was spotty today but sun breaks when it was important. Gordon is very excited about his well earned beer. I’m Czytaj więcej
The only rest stop on LA I-49

Seemed like it, anyway. But it was a nice one. Long paved walks, Beautiful lake surrounded by flowering trees. But if you are a dog, it was the best one EVER. The pet area not only had a tree, but a Czytaj więcej
Carson the snitch

You may notice that our lovely car is not in the photo. That is because he is in “time out.” As we were driving today, he kept beeping every time we got close to the edge of our lane. This led to Czytaj więcej
The ants crawl in, the ants crawl out...

... the ants play pinochle in your snout.
I should have realized something was up when, in the bathhouse, a teeny tiny ant humming the Jaws theme crawled up and over my foot. As I headed back to the Czytaj więcej
We're in Texas now

The trees are getting smaller, the skunks in the road are smellier, and at least one rest area had
little oil derricks shading the picnic tables. Don’t know about the ants yet.
Visiting Skip and Celia

So great to catch up with my cousin Skip and wonderful cousin-in-law Celia. They live in Fairview, just north of Dallas. We spent a lazy morning chatting and preparing salads for dinner with the clan, Czytaj więcej
Dinner with the Sloans

Every Wednesday the whole Sloan clan gets together at Skip and Celia’s for a family dinner. We were blessed to have all of the Sloan children, husbands, and grand children that were in town come to Czytaj więcej
Witchita Falls

We stopped for a light picnic lunch at Lucy Park on the Wichita River. Rumor has it you can walk to the falls, but it was a long walk in 95 degree heat.
We contented ourselves with sauntering over Czytaj więcej
Give me land, lots of land, lots of land

Don’t fence me in!!
I grew up in Oklahoma. I still get a thrill from wide horizons.
The Big Texan Steakhouse

We’ve eaten here once before, and returned not just for the delicious food, but in hopes of someone trying for the free 72 ounce steak dinner if they eat in in an hour.
Alas, no one was going for Czytaj więcej
Amarillo KOA

Spending the night here prior to moving on on to New Mexico. Lots of western themed decorations including the world famous mariachi band.
Now in New Mexico

We are now in the Southwest, mesas, high altitude, and cooler weather. We are at 4000 feet elevation and the temperature is a pleasant 74 degrees. The road visible in the foreground of the 2nd photo Czytaj więcej
Our first mountains

We’re about 50 miles outside of Albuquerque, coming down from 7000 feet. We thrill to our first view of blue mountains in the distance.
Still paralleling old Route 66.
Bernalillo KOA

There was another Aliner in the site next to ours whose owners we met at the brewery next to the KOA. There we met Dave and Jean. They are from Albuquerque and have had their trailer for less than a Czytaj więcej
The road to Cortez

It didn’t take long to start rising in elevation. Soon the sign showed we were entering the Zia Indian reservation, which at some point morphed into an Apache reservation.
Gosh, talk about Czytaj więcej
Crossing the Continental Divide

Wow, we just are not use to high elevations. Guess that comes with living at sea level since 1976. We are a little over half way to Yosem and Gabbie’s house. So onward we forge.
Picnic lunch at the Apache Nugget

Simple picnic lunch outside the casino and truck stop. Lots of ants were running around on the ground. I was more than just a little worried that they were fire ants and a bounty had been put out in Czytaj więcej
Just entered Colorado

The countryside is changing to having a background of high mountains. But what really caught our I was a sign at a ranch road that said “Limousine Ranch”. We are trying to figure out how they herd Czytaj więcej
Cortez KOA

Is this this a gorgeous location or what? The north side of the Mesa Verde is that cliff taking up the entire width of the photo in the background. It’s huge!
Our little trailer is neatly tucked Czytaj więcej
Wilson L Nicoll botched shot competition

You can see what we are up against! I’m SURE my dad never had such miserable failures. But then he had a REAL camera, not a hair-trigger phone that is too big for its britches if only it had some.
Mesa Verde

Mesa Verde is located near Four Corners where Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico all meet. A thriving Pueblo culture lived here for about 900 years. Apparently in this part of Colorado, there are Czytaj więcej
Bonnie BenedictYou have to leave Paradise so you can return to Paradise. Have a safe trip. Enjoy your visit with family. Look forward to reading about your adventures.
Steph Eldringhoff - enjoy your adventures. I shall look forward to reading your adventure reports.
Bon voyage! Richard