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Millville and Tombstone

Mon 6-Feb-2023 Arizona, Travel |

Today we relaxed a bit then headed out to the Millville Trail – a short, dusty trail with views of some pictographs and remnants of a once prosperous mining town.... more

Guindani Trail

Sun 5-Feb-2023 Arizona, Travel |

In 2017 when we visited Kartchner Caverns we walked the Guindani Trail and loved it. The trailhead for it is just outside the state park, but the trail is on National... more

Whitewater Draw

Sat 4-Feb-2023 Arizona, Travel |

Six years ago we drove from Kartchner Caverns SP to Whitewater Draw to see the sand hill cranes overwintering there. Today we repeated the trip with Christine and Udo... more

Kartchner Caverns II

Fri 3-Feb-2023 Arizona, Travel |

Full day. A mid morning tour of the Rotunda — one of the two caverns open for tours. Afterwards we returned to the van for a quick snack and change of chores to hiking... more

Kartchner Caverns I

Thu 2-Feb-2023 Arizona, Travel |

It was cold overnight. Our heater kept us toasty and we assume our next door neighbor was also as we could hear his propane furnace all night. It is amazing that such a... more

Arizona, Finally

Wed 1-Feb-2023 Arizona, New Mexico, Travel |

When people asked where we were going this winter, we always said Arizona. Today, two weeks after leaving home, we are in Arizona. However, our day started in southern... more

Puerto Palomas

Tue 31-Jan-2023 Mexico, New Mexico, Travel |

Our plan for the day was to go to the post office to mail February Birthday cards, visit the Columbus historical society museum, and cross the border into Mexico for... more

El Paso to Columbus NM

Mon 30-Jan-2023 New Mexico, Travel |

Today was a housekeeping day.  There is a great laundermat about 2-miles from “our” Walmart.  Clean and large with machines that work.  We happily found... more

Monahans to ElPaso

Sun 29-Jan-2023 Texas, Travel |

It’s just a 4 hour drive from Monahans to ElPaso.  little to see on the way.  Scrub trees and dry grass.  Little at the exits — mostly abandoned... more

Austin to Del Rio

Wed 25-Jan-2023 Texas, Travel |

Pleasant drive today under blue skies.  Pleasant except for the traffic jam in San Antonio — too much construction and too many cars.  Once past the... more