Tue 13-Mar-2018 New Mexico, Travel |
From Gallup, Albuquerque is just little more than a two hour drive. Perfect for arriving at the Petroglyph National Monument for a quick lunch and then a walk on one of the four trails. Three of the trails...
Mon 12-Mar-2018 Arizona, New Mexico, Travel |
On our last trip to the Petrified Forest National Park we had missed parts of the northern side when it started to rain. Today we returned and enjoyed the Painted Desert and Blue Mesa Area on a partly cloudy...
Sun 11-Mar-2018 Arizona, Travel |
After a morning of laundry, shopping, and filling up on propane, we returned to the state park to explore the Hopi ruins here. There are two separate areas which have been partially excavated and restored...
Sat 10-Mar-2018 Arizona, Travel |
Our campground is an easy hour drive to the Petrified Forest National Park. The drive there took us through a lot of flat country with little vegetation, but there were a number of Indian gift shops and...
Fri 9-Mar-2018 Arizona, Travel |
There are so many places to stop to visit along Route 89A between Prescott and Flagstaff. We climbed to nearly 7000 feet to the Mingus Mountain Recreation Area, but were disappointed that many of the camping...
Thu 8-Mar-2018 Arizona, Travel |
After sending the drone up for a quick look around, we headed out on Trail 396 to the Lower Goldwater Lake. The trail is gorgeous – firm sand and clay mix with moderate ups and downs. Along the way we...
Tue 6-Mar-2018 Arizona, Travel |
First thing this morning we drove down the mountain into Prescott to do some grocery shopping. Prescott is a busy town with a charming “old town.” I hope we will find the time to wander around there — lots of...
Mon 5-Mar-2018 Arizona, Travel |
We left the cacti, creosote, tamarisk, and acacia behind and headed up into the mountains near Prescott. Along the drive there were areas of farming — mostly alfalfa and grass which was stored in high stacks...
Fri 2-Mar-2018 Arizona, Travel |
We decided to move to a loop E of the State park. The sites here are further apart, have great views of the lake and desert, and have good enough internet service so that we can watch Purdue play in the Big...
Thu 1-Mar-2018 Arizona, Travel |
I heard burros braying during the night — loud enough to wake me up. Then this morning I saw 6 on the hill next to us — one was a very young baby! In the morning we took a drive to check out the other three...
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