From AusTx to Davis Mountains SP

Finally packed and ready to roll, with enough of a route planed out. Jay, Jan & I took off about 10AM. A few stops : gas, a picnic lunch, a couple of rest areas and arrived at campsite 70 in the DavisRead more
Fort Davis National Historic Site

After our visit to the ER, we stopped at Fort Davis National Historic Site. I had been here a year or 2 before. I had visited the site before but Jan hadn't ever been and it was worth seeing again forRead more
White Sands & Aquire Springs BLM

We made it to White Sands about mid afternoon. It was beautiful, just as I remembered it. Arlie had mentioned that the Gypsum sand is so white that it does not absorb any energy from the sun. I hadn'tRead more
Apache Creek Campground

Only spent one night here in national forest lands. The campsite was lovely, there were very clean vault toilets nearby and we were in the middle of a forest. There were a few other campers nearby butRead more
No Gila Cliff Dwellings today

The plan was to stop at the Gila Cliff Dwellings and then camp at the Gila Cliff BLM land nearby. BUT the sign on the road to the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument simply stated "Cliff DwellingsRead more
Mesa Verde, Colorado

We arrived at Mesa Verde Morefield RV & Campground at about 5PM. We had reservations for 2 days but it was a pick your own site and I don't even remember the site number anymore. But it was a goodRead more
Exploring Mesa Verde

There are a couple of loops in Mesa Verde, both long on mountainous roads. The campgrounds are near the north entrance to the park and at a lower elevation. It took most of the day to drive the loopRead more
Canyons of the Ancients NM

After Mesa Verde, we headed to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.
The monument's 176,056 acres are managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is on the southwestern border of Colorado andRead more
Canyons of the Ancients day 2

The roads were not all that well marked and we ended up on a dirt road for quite a while. And we made it to Hovenweep which is actually across the border in Utah. We took a rather long hike in 95Read more
Chimney Rock National Monument, CO

I decided to add an afternoon stop to the day. It was visible on the paper map but the GPS had a hard time finding it. But I saw a sign and we made it. It was hot but they had kennels for dogs andRead more
Zapata Falls Campground

OMG We finally had a less than perfect campsite experience. Zapata Falls campgrounds was up a very long (4 miles?), winding, rocky dirt road in poor repair. Even though I kept thinking we should turnRead more
Great Sand Dunes National Park

Loved this place and Jay was so happy to be able to run in the water. I hadn't realized there was going to be a beautiful river (or should one call it a stream?) running through the park. It was onlyRead more
Cindy & Ray's in Franktown

After a lovely morning at the Sand Dunes, we headed to Cindy's. Made it at about 5 PM. Jay got excited as we drove up the driveway. It was nice to have a bed to sleep in although it is hard toRead more
Rest area in Jensen, UTAH

Beautiful drive through Colorado today. Took a bit longer than anticipated. Stopped for gas in Dinosaur, CO but they only had diesel and premium. Then tried to stop in Jensen but the gas stations wereRead more
Dinosaur National Monument

Spent the night at the reststop outside Dinosaur National Monument. It is right on the road to the monument. There are first-come camping sites at the Green River Campground at the national monumentRead more
Flaming Gorge NRA

Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is such a huge area and unknown by all but the 'locals' from Utah, Colorado & Wyoming. There is lots to see, plenty of camping and amazing scenery. On my lastRead more
Flaming Gorge Days 2 & 3

We took a drive around the area and saw some amazing rock formations. When we got back to our campsite the host informed us that we did not have it reserved for the 3rd night which I had tried to add.Read more
Minidoka National Historic Site

On the way to Craters of the Moon we happened across this rather unusual site and decided to check it out. Minidoka National Historic Site (https://www.nps.gov/miin/index.htm) is the site of one of 10Read more
Craters of the Moon National Monument

Craters of the Moon is located in Idaho on a 10,000 year old lava bed. Another barely known park with an interesting history and good hikes, camping and pretty dog friendly. It was hot during the dayRead more
Stanley, Idaho

Who knew Idaho would be so interesting and beautiful! I certainly never thought of putting it on my bucket list. But we spent quite a bit of time here and enjoyed it immensely.
Stanley is a tinyRead more
Yankee Fork Gold Dredge

Up the road a piece from Stanley, ID is the Yankee Fork Gold Dredge. Several people had mentioned that we needed to see "The Dredge". Having no idea what they were talking about we happened upon aRead more
Lake Cascade, ID

Well, I just discovered that Google Maps has been keeping track of my wanderings and shows exactly where I ended up each night of my travels. And I had forgotten completely about this stop. When weRead more
Boise, ID

After our relaxing time in the wilderness, we headed to Boise so Jan could get her eye pressure checked. I had looked up some things to do in Boise, but after dealing with traffic and city congestionRead more
Seattle, WA

Made it to Seattle! Heather Josh & Odin are in Montana. I didn't want to invade their vacation so we get to spend some time at their place without them. It was lovely to take showers but the kitchenRead more
Still in Seattle

Spent the day organizing and cleaning Odin's room. Then went to Bellevue to see fireworks. It was so crowded but also fun.
On the 5th, we made it to Goodwill to drop off some stuff and shop aRead more