A NATIONAL FOREST DRIVE.
Day 93 – It was 29 degrees at 7 a.m. this morning. It took a long time for the sunshine to reach our campsite. Buried in the trees is beautiful, but it sure was cold!
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Tuesday, January 11
TRAVEL DAY
From: Rusty’s RV Ranch, Rodeo, NM.
To: Sunny Flat Campground, Portal, AZ.
Day 92 – As of this morning, we’ve been traveling on this trip for 3 months. Today we drove just a few miles from Rusty’s in NM, crossed the border into Arizona and entered the Coronado National Forest, and drove several more miles to our campground. As expected we had no internet and no cell phone signal anywhere in the area where we were camping.
Monday, January 10
ANOTHER WINDY DAY.
Day 91 – The low last night was 40 degrees; the wind had died down but it’s back full-force today, and it’s quite cloudy. We hung around the RV in the morning because we were expecting a couple of phone calls – washed our hair, made bread, did some trip planning, paid some bills, etc.
Continue readingSunday, January 9
TRAVEL DAY
From: City of Rocks State Park, Faywood, NM.
To:Rusty’s RV Ranch, Rodeo, NM.
Day 90 – It was 32 degrees this morning when we got up, and cloudy. We wanted to get out as early as we could for the trip to our next destination. Since they had no dump station at City of Rocks, we were almost out of propane in the portable propane tank, and we ran out of bread and hadn’t baked a new loaf, we had several stops to make in addition to the drive to Rusty’s RV Ranch near Rodeo, NM.
Saturday, January 8
CITY OF ROCKS 2.
Day 89 – The low last night was 39 degrees, certainly better than the teens! The high today was 54 degrees, and unfortunately the wind gusts returned. Glad we weren’t on the road, but our friend, Cathie, was; she and Pete arrived and set up camp this afternoon around the rock corner from us.
Continue readingFriday, January 7
CITY OF ROCKS.
Day 88 – It was 39 degrees this morning when we got up – and sunny. It got more windy as the day went on, but by the time the sun set the wind had died down again. The high today was 65 degrees.
Continue readingThursday, January 6
TRAVEL DAY
From: Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, Alamogordo, NM – Cloudcroft.
To: City of Rocks State Park, Faywood, NM.
Day 87 – At 7:15 a.m. this morning it was 35 degrees, partly cloudy with no wind. This was a scenic campground; we will come back here again. We departed at 9:30 a.m. after dumping tanks and hooking the Honda up to the RV. This was a bit earlier than usual, and we ended up being very glad we left early.
Wednesday, January 5
CLOUDCROFT/WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT.
Day 86 – It was 24 degrees this morning and the sun was shining in the distance when we got up. We watched the sunlight creep over the desert as the sun rose. It immediately felt warmer when the sun was finally shining on the RV.
Continue readingTuesday, January 4
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KAREN C. WE HOPE IT WAS PURR-FECT!
TRAVEL DAY
From: Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs, NM.
To:Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, Alamogordo, NM – Cloudcroft.
Day 85 – At 7:30 a.m. this morning it was 23 degrees with hazy sun and a slight wind. There are lots of birds here, plenty of various sparrows and small birds, rustling around in the numerous bushes.
Monday, January 3
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAEDI! THINKING OF YOU!
TRAVEL DAY
From: Chupadero Mountain View RV Pk., San Antonio, NM – Bosque del Apache NWR.
To: Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs, NM.
Day 84 – So cold this morning, 18 degrees again. We’re leaving today for some warmer temperatures and less wind, too, hopefully. We were up a little before 7 a.m. Sunny & some wind gusts. We’re heading for Radium Springs, New Mexico. It will be a one-night stopover. Tomorrow we’ll drive to a campground not too far from Alamogordo (home of the world’s largest pistachio!) and a visit to the mountains near the town of Cloudcroft, a recommendation from a friend.
