Death Valley National Park, California (2014)
May 01, 2014"There’s just something about Death Valley National Park that makes one love this place. This park is magical."
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
Apr 22, 2014"Not one of our faves, most campsites in the campground were vacant, but we got the impression that the place was heavily used on the weekends. Good for a one-nighter."
Burro Creek Rec Area Campground, Arizona
Apr 17, 2014"From this small BLM campground, we could watch the blue herons feeding their fledglings in the nests on the cliffs across from our site. A very peaceful place."
Cave Creek Regional Park, Arizona
Apr 13, 2014This county/regional park is in an urban setting north of Phoenix. Convenient to city life, but with a country feel. Great hiking opportunities right from the park.
Sonoita Vineyards, Elgin, Arizona
Apr 11, 2014Top Photo: You just can't beat those Arizona sunsets.
"A great Harvest Hosts stop at Sonoita Vineyards. We had a very peaceful night perched up behind the winery with incredible views."
Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona (2014)
Apr 09, 2014"Our stay at this top-rated state park was way too brief because we couldn’t get our site through the weekend. we hiked from the campground and kayaked from our site."
Queen Mine RV Park - Arizona
Apr 06, 2014Top Photo: A pleasant sitting area at the RV park with a view into the old mine.
Rather unique RV park located on the edge of Queen Mine, and easy walking distance to town’s shops and restaurants. A lot of mining history found here.
Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona
Apr 04, 2014We just squeezed into the campground at this National Monument as the max length is 29ft. Great hiking trails with amazing rock formations can be found here.
Rose Valley RV Ranch, New Mexico
Mar 30, 2014"We had a short visit at Silver City so we could catch the New Mexico Brewer’s Festival. Fun! Nice clean, spacious RV park that’s located a couple of miles from downtown."
City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico
Mar 23, 2014A lot of cool rock formations can be found in this MN State Park. There’s the option to camp nestled among the rock, or as in our case, camp in a site with hookups.
St Clair Winery, New Mexico (2014)
Mar 22, 2014Top Photo: The front door to the tasting room. Live well, laugh often, love much.
Harvest Host winery with friendly folks. They offered us to continue to use their beautifully landscaped patio after business hours. We took them up on the offer.
Rockhound State Park, New Mexico (2014)
Mar 17, 2014Top Photo: View of the campground as seen from the hiking trail.
Unusual NM State Park in the sense that they allow visitors to collect rocks they find. During our visit, we noticed that the park hosts were accommodating and user-friendly.
Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, New Mexico
Mar 16, 2014"Our 1st campground out of Texas on this trip. Yay! There's an excellent hiking trail from the State Park. An interesting day trip from this park is White Sands National Monument."
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site - Texas
Mar 10, 2014"Nice campsite in a park with way too many rules and very restricted options for hikes."
Davis Mountains State Park, Fort Davis, Texas
Mar 06, 2014Top Photo: View from our campsite.
Site #48, this site has electric & water, dump station nearby, 94 sites, 5,000 foot elevation. March 5 - 7th.
Overall Experience:
View looking down at our campsite. On the right of our motorhome, you will find our traveling Little Free Library setup....
Big Bend Resort & Adventures Campground, Texas
Mar 04, 2014Top Photo: Big Bend Resort & Adventures Campground overlooks the picturesque downtown area of Terlingua, Texas.
Site #77, this site has water & dump station nearby, 100 sites, 1850 foot elevation. February 24 - March 3rd.
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South Llano River State Park, Texas
Feb 22, 2014Site #33 & 25, these sites have water & electric, dump station nearby, 64 sites, 1730 foot elevation. February 19th - 24th.
Overall Experience:
The drive from Bastrop State Park to South Llano State Park should have been easy, only 175 miles, on roads we were very familiar with. But the "...
Bastrop State Park, Texas
Feb 16, 2014Site #6, this site has full hookups, 92 sites, 521 foot elevation. February 3rd - 19th.
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We continue to outfit our traveling circus. Getting the Subaru outfitted to tow has been a bit of a challenge, but Robert finally discovered that Spillar Hitch Co. in Austin could...
OSWEGO!!
Feb 05, 2014It’s official. Robt and I and are now officially full-timers. The last day at our Rowena home was quite emotional, as can be expected after over 30 years there for me. But after the closing, we had a real feeling of freedom.
First stop was at my brother’s driveway at his house in Austin to visit w...