New Mexico

Before I tell you about our week, I have to mention that this is blog post number 250! Since today marks 716 days on the road, that means we’ve published…

After spending the majority of our week in Santa Fe at the RV park (Santa Fe Skies, which we really liked considering we usually are not big fans of RV parks)…

This week we stayed at the Santa Fe Skies RV park where they have a huge solar array that provides more than half of the total electric needs for the…

We seem to have fallen into a pattern lately where we stick fairly close to home during the week and then on Saturday go on a grand adventure. Recently Tim started calling…

Aliens have taken over downtown Roswell, NM!/ We visited the UFO museum and had an up close encounter/ Our latest flag combo/ A typical scene in southeast New Mexico/ One…

After successfully escaping the bug infested shoreline of Brantley Lake we headed north in search of more (hopefully bug-free) lakes. And we found them! Bottomless Lakes State Park is a veritable oasis…

What do you do when the temperature reaches 95 degrees and the air is so dry that you can practically hear your skin crack? You go underground of course! Seven…

A beautiful place to take at rest at Bluff Springs/ The Mexican Canyon Train Trestle/ Lots of these signs in the forest/ Our Hummingbird friend/ the mighty Ponderosa Pine/ Out…

Today is our last day here in Cloudcroft. It hasn’t been a terribly exciting week and I don’t have any grand adventures to share with you. Instead here’s a few…

We had one of those busy, busy weekends with both days packed full of fun and adventure. Sometimes after that kind of weekend I am left feeling exhausted and needing…

World’s Largest Pistachio / Oliver Lee State Park from above / Ocotillo flowers / Our spot at Oliver Lee with the Sacramento Mountains as a backdrop / Sand wave at…

Well it looks like we discovered yet another fabulous New Mexico state park. Huge sites, great views, a fantastic location for exploring. But you know what my favorite thing about…

Ever since I wrote the Day in the Life post I’ve wanted to write another one chronicling a travel day. Week after week I kept putting it off because no…

Lilacs + a vintage trailer at the RV park / Easter dessert! / Chicago / The Chicago River / A sea nettle at the Aquarium / Pretty tulips for a…

All alone in Albuquerque…at an RV park. Uhggg! I know I shouldn’t be complaining. The truth is that the Enchanted Trails RV Park is really not that bad. I mean…