Day 149: Los Sueños de Santa Fe RV Park, NM Sunny and cold. The belt which charges the battery is broken. Tom saw this coming and had a spare. Problem is, he doesn’t have the tools to change it. A reputable mechanic here can get to it tomorrow. A mobile mechanic can do it today... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – November 24, 2019
Day 148: Elephant Butte Lake State Park, NM Sunny and cold. Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge was an hour’s drive up the road. We got there around 10 AM. We did a drive through the wetlands and saw thousands of sandhill cranes, ducks, geese, and a bald eagle. Perhaps if we had more time... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – November 23, 2019
Day 147: Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, NM Sunny and cool. Today was a busy day as we learned about three historical characters. We stayed at the Oliver Lee Memorial campground because it was near the White Sands National Monument. The campground offered a tour of Oliver Lee’s ranch so we checked it out. Oliver... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – November 22, 2019
Day 146: Caballo Lake State Park, NM Foggy and cold, turning sunny. I walked out of Arvi this morning and was hit by the smell of creosote bushes. We learned that moisture brings out their smell, and it had been raining yesterday. We’re not sure if it rained during the night or if there was... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – November 21, 2019
Day 145: City RV lot, Tombstone, AZ Raining like crazy, windy. We went out to breakfast in the town of Tombstone and had sausage gravy and biscuits. I don’t intend to ever get it again. It always sounds so good, but the taste just isn’t for me. I went to the Bird Cage Theatre in... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – November 20, 2019
Day 144: Gilbert Ray Campground, Tucson, AZ Cloudy and cool. We finally drove east from the Sonoran desert, about an hour and a half, to Tombstone, Arizona. Tombstone is famous for the “Gunfight at the OK Corral.” On our trip I have seen a few western mining towns that have been burned down a few... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – November 19, 2019
Day 143: Gilbert Ray Campground, Tucson, AZ Cloudy, then RAIN. We didn’t intend on going to the desert museum, since we had already been to both Saguaro National Park East and West, and figured the museum would be more about the same desert flora and fauna. We were nervous about the rain forecast and the... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – November 18, 2019
Day 142: Gilbert Ray Campground, Tucson, AZ Sunny and warm. It is just too nice here to move. We are sitting in the shade and morning breeze watching the birds. A cactus wren flew into Arvi, looked around, perched on the steering wheel, and then left in its own time. Hummingbirds and another little gray... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – November 17, 2019
Day 141: Gilbert Ray Campground, Tucson, AZ Sunny and warm. We drove south to Green Valley to see the Titan II Missile Museum. Diesel recommended the museum. Diesel was a fellow camper in Monterey whom we named because the moment we backed into our campsite, he asked if we were going to turn the fuming... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – November 16, 2019
Day 140: Gilbert Ray Campground, Tucson, AZ Partly cloudy and warm. This morning we were chatting with a fellow camper who has two little dogs. The little dogs hopped right into Arvi’s open door to check it out. Then, while we were chatting, a hummingbird flew around and flew briefly into Arvi to see what... Continue Reading →