Wed 22-Mar-2017 Illinois, Indiana, Travel |
The drive home was quick. The weather was clear, very warm, but a little windy. Our last night out, in order not to arrive home just at dark, we stopped at Kickapoo State Park in Illinois. This is a large...
Sat 18-Mar-2017 New Mexico, Texas, Travel |
From Alamogordo we took US 70 to Clovis where we drove US 60 to I-27. US 70 took us some beautiful mountains, the Mescalero Apache reservation, and parts of the Lincoln National Forest. We stopped for a...
Thu 16-Mar-2017 New Mexico, Travel |
Today we wandered for about four miles in White Sands National Monument. A beautiful and magical place. The dunes and patterns in the sand are so sculptural. It is fun to look for animal tracks (other than...
Wed 15-Mar-2017 New Mexico, Travel |
We closed up and left City of Rocks SP with Oliver Lee SP near Alamogordo as our destination. Our route took us up 61 to the Gila National Forest and over 152 to Interstate 25. The interstate took us to Las...
Mon 13-Mar-2017 New Mexico, Travel |
We decided to spend another two days at City of Rocks. The weather is so pleasant and the views so lovely, but really, I think we just don’t want to start home to, presently, snowy West Lafayette. We...
Sun 12-Mar-2017 New Mexico, Travel |
Within view of the City of Rocks SP is a high (about 500 feet above the campground) mesa with a rocky ridge around the top — called Table top mountain. We decided to hike to the top, 5700 feet. The...
Sat 11-Mar-2017 New Mexico, Travel |
When we checked in at City of Rocks, we noticed a sign offering a Ranch guided tour for the 11th. We signed up, not being too sure what we getting into. Our morning hike started from the visitors’...
Fri 10-Mar-2017 New Mexico, Travel |
We took a walk around the campground -2.2 miles. Started early as it’s quite warm. The views out to the plains are amazing. We returned to our site to listen to the Purdue-Michigan game which turned out...
Thu 9-Mar-2017 Arizona, New Mexico, Travel |
We left Catalina State Park in Arizona today and headed east to New Mexico. This is the beginning of our drive east and north heading towards Indiana. There is not much to comment upon as most of the drive is...
Wed 8-Mar-2017 Arizona, Travel |
Early, before getting too hot, we took a trail recommended to us by another camper. The trail, starting right at the Romero Ruins Trailhead, is not on any of the park maps, but David found it on his Motion-X...
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