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Well. here we are in Texas — no mistaking this guy for a Maine moose! We left New Mexico just after sunrise on Friday (picture below) and drove south into Texas and then east to San Antonio and my sister’s house. Driving east on I-10 across Texas, the speed limit was 80 mph and evenContinue reading “Days 30-32, Oct 8-10”

Today was mainly a travel day, 457 miles from Albuquerque to Carlsbad, New Mexico — a lot of open prairie with cattle and occasional pronghorn. But when we reached Carlsbad, we immediately went to the Carlsbad Caverns National Park — we arrived just before 2 p.m. and the entrance to the caverns was closing atContinue reading “Day 29, October 7, 2021”

It was a strange day, but in the end entertaining, educational, frustrating at times, puzzling, but overall fulfilling in the Land of Enchantment (Tierra del Encanto). We’ll start with our second day at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. We were up at 5:15 again, but when we walked down to the launch field, there was aContinue reading “Day 28, October 6, 2021”

Wow! What a day!! We were up at 5:15 and walked about 100 yards to where the balloons would be launched, beginning at 6, in the 49th Albuquerque Balloon Fesita. Steve and Judith Hill were here in 2019 and told us how amazing it was to walk through the launch field right next to theContinue reading “Day 27, October 5, 2021”

We made it to Albuquerque, 315 miles direct east from Flagstaff. For most of the trip it was desolate prairie across Arizona and almost as soon as we crossed into New Mexico, there were beautiful multi-colored mountains. About halfway we surpassed 5,000 miles for the trip. Above is the North Campground at the Albuquerque BalloonContinue reading “Day 26, October 4, 2021”

Today was originally planned for travel, laundry and relaxation prior to moving on to Albuquerque tomorrow and the Balloon Fiesta. But before checking into our KOA campground in Flagstaff, Arizona, we visited the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. We walked through mazes of jagged volcanic rock and black sand-like volcanic ash. This all was fromContinue reading “Day 25, October 3, 2021”

Two senior citizens from Maine aren’t the most authentic looking cowpokes, but on this morning along the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, they did the best they could — and had a great time. It was a three-hour ride along the rim and though we were somewhat disappointed we did not venture into theContinue reading “Day 24, October 2, 2021”

I’m going to let the images tell more than words in this blog. We spent the day exploring the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, driving the Desert View road 25 miles out to that end of the canyon, stopping at many of the overlooks, and ending at the iconic watchtower. We then took oneContinue reading “Day 23, October 1, 2021”

We have arrived at the Grand Canyon National Park. We’re staying inside the park at the RV Trailer Village. It was a 279-mile drive from Las Vegas, south past Lake Mead (we didn’t stop at Hoover Dam) into Arizona, east across a mainly barren plateau to Williams and then north to the Grand Canyon NP.Continue reading “Day 22, September 30, 2021”

Another quick blog. We’re at a campground just outside Zion National Park and the wifi once again is weak. Zion is our fifth national park in Utah and while we both agree Bryce was the most spectacular for its canyon views, the canyon walls of Zion are without equal. They are majestic and overwhelming toContinue reading “Day 20, September 28, 2021”