May 1st, 2025 On Monday, April 28th, I rolled out of Bandelier National Monument and made the 4 hour trip up to Trinidad, Colorado. I pulled into a full hookup site at Carpios Ridge Campground in Trinidad Lake State Park. Having electricity and water was a real luxury. I was only staying for 4 days,Continue reading “Back to Colorado”
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Juniper Campground
April 27th, 2025 I had a 6 day reservation at the campground in Bandelier National Monument. This is a favorite campground in north central New Mexico near Los Alamos. I am not exactly sure why I like this campground so much, but it is the second time I have stayed here. When leaving the desertContinue reading “Juniper Campground”
Elephant Butte State Park
April 21st, 2025 I rolled into the town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico on Tuesday the 15th. I stopped at the Bullocks Grocery to top off my supplies before driving through the unique downtown area and climbed the hill towards Elephant Butte. My campsite was #22 in the Quail Run Campground of the StateContinue reading “Elephant Butte State Park”
City of Rocks
April 14th, 2025 After a few errands in the town of Deming, I arrived at site 18 in City or Rocks State Park, New Mexico. My site was surrounded by gigantic rocks that thrust out of the surrounding desert. The rocks were formed about 35 million years ago when a large volcano erupted. There isContinue reading “City of Rocks”
Indian Bread Rocks
April 6th, 2025 On the way to a BLM dispersed camp area known as Indian Bread Rocks, I first passed through Tucson. I stopped there to tour the Pima Air and Space Museum. The grounds there are a mixture of outdoor as well as indoor hangar displays. I walked for 1 1/2 miles, being ableContinue reading “Indian Bread Rocks”
Painted Rocks
March 30th, 2025 My travels toward the east started on Tuesday the 25th. It was only a 2 hour drive to reach Painted Rocks Indian Petroglyphs Campground. The 60 sites are laid out in loops near a pile of volcanic rock in the desert just northwest of Gila Bend, Arizona. Set on the Gila RiverContinue reading “Painted Rocks”
Imperial Valley
March 24th, 2025 I have spent the last week at the Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area. It is a little nicer than the LTVAs near Quartzsite. Senator Wash, a medium size lake is just down the hill from me. There are a few trails in the area and the city of Yuma is nearbyContinue reading “Imperial Valley”
Last Week in Quartzsite
Friday, March 7th, 2025 I have just about arrived at my last week camped in the desert near Quartzsite, Arizona. My next week will be busy, cleaning off the dust of winter, and preparing truck and trailer for my spring travels. I’ll be hitching up the trailer, stationary since the last week of October, andContinue reading “Last Week in Quartzsite”
Looking Back
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 Tomorrow will be the fifth anniversary of an event that changed the whole direction of my life. Back in 2020, just before COVID-19 closed down elective surgeries in hospitals across the nation, I was scheduled for a hip reconstruction. This was not classified as a replacement, a quite common procedure, butContinue reading “Looking Back”
A Long Flight
Saturday, February 15th, 2025 A lot happens in February. Firstly, on the 9th of this month, I completed a flight of approximately 40.2 billion miles. That is the number of miles the earth has circled the sun during my 69 years. One more year and I will cross the threshold of 70, truly old age.Continue reading “A Long Flight”
Starting All Over 