Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
Day 157: Davis Mountains State Park, TX Sunny and mild. On our way to Big Bend Ranch State Park we drove through 50 miles of this, Rio Grande on our right, Mexico beyond. There is no border wall here. The ranger at the park said the terrain is too rough to attempt an illegal crossing... Continue Reading →
Day 156: Davis Mountains State Park , TX Sunny and cool. Once again I judged something too quickly. I wasn’t interested in visiting an old fort named for Confederate President Jefferson Davis. We were driving by on our way to the library when I noticed how nice the fort’s buildings looked in the morning sun.... Continue Reading →
Day 155: Licon Dairy, San Elizario, TX Sunny and cool. We bought some asadero cheese at the Licon Dairy, just made this morning, and made quesadillas for breakfast. This is a white, mild, melting cheese that makes a very nice quesadilla. The Licon Dairy was a very pleasant place to spend the night. We visited... Continue Reading →
Asadero Cheese Quesadilla. Quick, one pan, easy cleanup snack. Topping with salsa and sour cream is a killer.
Day 154: Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX Sunny in the east, dark clouds in the west, and extremely windy. The sun won out. The rain stayed over the mountains. But the wind was the chief weather concern. A Sobering EventWe had just left the Frijoles Ranch, still in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, when around... Continue Reading →
Day 153: Brantley Lake State Park, NM Cloudy, windy and chilly. Well, using the mobile hotspot on the last night of our plan did not work, because our plan is still on Michigan time. So we watched movies until midnight, but the plan changed over at 10 PM, and now I’ve already used 25% of... Continue Reading →
Day 152: Brantley Lake State Park Cloudy and cold. Our rooftop air conditioner has been leaking after heavy rains. It was leaking last night and this morning. Tom took the inside cover off of it and looked it over and tightened the gasket today. We had to go to O’Reilly to get a torque wrench... Continue Reading →
Day 151: Roswell, New Mexico Sunny and cold. Roswell is a hoot. I like it when a town has a shtick. There are aliens at lots of the businesses. I made Tom go to the McDonald’s that is part flying saucer. Then I made him turn around for the “Welcome to Roswell” sign. On to... Continue Reading →
Day 150: Day Los Sueños de Santa Fe RV Park, NM Snow on the ground, becoming windy. So long, Santa Fe. We debated for a long time if we should stay, now that Arvi has been winterized. After slipping on the ice in two parking lots, we’re thinking we should go. There are just too... Continue Reading →
Currently in Roswell 11/26 Stopped in Roswell for some warmer weather and to do some business. We will be heading to Carlsbad for Thanksgiving.
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