Amarillo KOA
7 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 46 °F
Nice KOA. THERE ARE A FEW TREES, but we got to have the Texas experience at our site... no trees. I'll get to see if the stars at night are really big and bright here in the panhandle of Texas.
On our way out of Texas
8 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
It wont be long before we say goodbye to Texas for the second time. This part of Texas is flat.
Roswell, New Mexico
8 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Staying at the Town & Country RV Park. Can't wait to see the International UFO Museum tomorrow.
International UFO Museum & Research Ctr
9 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
We enjoyed the cheez-fest, but a good part of the museum was in earnest, too. We give the organizers credit ... they are not impartial, but they are making an honest effort to prove their case withЧитать далее
Taqueria Jalisco
9 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Caminar como pato
Bitter Lakes Nat'l Wildlife Refuge
9 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
These lakes are actually giant sink holes and the water is salty. It is an important site for a large number of migrating birds, and is home to the largest number of dragonfly species of anywhere inЧитать далее
Home Sweet Home
9 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Back in the geezer mobile enjoying happy hour with a couple of chilled local Alien Ambers. Note our new Thanksgiving decorations. We thought the trailer looked a bit naked after reluctantly takingЧитать далее
Bottomless Lakes State Park
10 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
Another set of sink holes. The cowboys that named it tried discerning their depth by tying lariat ropes together and dropping them in the water. Because they were short on lariats, they decided theЧитать далее
Carlsbad KOA
10 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
A very nice campground, indeed. We arrived early and agreed to spend the afternoon lazing, washing hair, and doing LAUNDRY (John will be relieved to hear).
Weather is gorgeous ... sunny with dappledЧитать далее
Here's a tip ...
10 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
When traveling, if at all possible, avoid washing your hair in areas where the water comes from aquifers created by passing through living limestone and salty gypsum. Unless you have a marine haircut,Читать далее
Fortifying ourselves for the caves
11 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 57 °F
We stopped at the Blue House Bakery and Cafe in Carlsbad prior to heading out to the caverns. We figured a cup of coffee and a sweet roll would fortify us for the spelunking ahead. But alas... theЧитать далее
Carlsbad Caverns
11 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Gordon was all excited to see Carlsbad Caverns. He can vaguely remember coming here as a child. We had decided that we should take the elevator down and up so we would be able to enjoy the walkЧитать далее
Cherry Cider now in stock!
11 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
On the way back to the KOA, we stopped at the store in White's City. While driving into to the park, Heather saw that they had Cherry Cider. So we stopped to get some. Unfortunately we wasted ourЧитать далее
Headed into the mountains
12 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Out here the ranches are shown on the map.
Cloudcroft
12 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
We are here in the mountains. But the town looks like a ski town without the snow. Not very pretty. Now we go down a very steep hill to Alamagordo.
Heather thought the whole place felt creepy so sheЧитать далее
Great views going down the hill
12 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
We drop 4400 feet going down to Alamagordo. The view of the White Sands and the San Andres mountains is spectacular.
Going to Three Rivers
12 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site
12 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Heather loves petroglyphs, and this was absolutely the best site we've ever seen. Over 20,000 prehistoric petroglyphs in this one small area. The ranger told us we were free to roam around, and didЧитать далее
WOW! And more!
12 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
OK, you probably aren't as wild about these as I am, but believe it or not, I have a lot more I'm not showing. The first in the series could have been done by the Australian Aborigines. Can you seeЧитать далее
The first A-bomb tests
12 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Just East of us today is the site of the first A-bomb tests near the White Sands Missle Range. You can tour the site on two days a year. Needless to say, we missed it. Unfortunately, I deleted all myЧитать далее
Nuts!
12 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Ever since we entered Texas we've been seeing pecan orchard after pecan orchard ... but NO one was selling pecans! Today we saw a place, and about did a wheelie screeching into the parking lot. WeЧитать далее
Alamogordo KOA
12 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Small little KOA which, like Alamogordo itself, is nothing special except for it's extraordinary surroundings. They did make a fine effort, however, with their Thanksgiving front drive decorations.Читать далее
White Sands National Monument
13 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
I've seen photos of white sand in Namibia, and this is as amazing! White gypsum in nearby mountains washes down into the plains where it forms selenite, which then breaks down into very fine pureЧитать далее
White Sands to Mesilla
13 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Driving thru Mesilla
13 ноября 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Las Cruces was huge and spread out, and we pretty much drove straight through. But we got off the highway just to the West of the city to take a look at Mesilla ... an old Spanish town with many ofЧитать далее