Our first stay at an Army Corps of Engineers campground and we were not disappointed! Located right on Waco Lake, it was roomy, a few trees for shade, and a beautiful view of the lake. MAGNOLIA MARKET IN THE SILOS…
Stopover in Llano, Texas
Between Big Bend and Waco was over 7 hours so we broke it up and stayed in Llano, right along the river. The RV park was surprisingly nice with a big clean laundry room, exercise room, bathrooms, and clubhouse (complete…
Big Bend National Park
801,000 acres of pure magnificence! I thought for sure this was the biggest national park while we were driving through but it turns out it’s number 15. Fourteen national parks are bigger – 7 of them being in Alaska. Anyways…
Fort Davis, Texas
Our plans changed. For the better. Originally our schedule had us staying near Hueco Tanks state park and visiting the Guadalupe mountain national park but with no internet and water (we found out) we made the decision to abandon that…
White Sands National Park
(1 min video below) So one interesting fact is this was originally deemed a national monument in 1933 but just last December 2019 it was redesignated a national park! It is the world’s largest gypsum (that mineral that makes it…
Chiricahua Mountains & National Monument
(1 min video below) This area is amazing! I’m not sure if it’s because we didn’t know what to expect or because it’s far off the beaten trail and by the time we got there we would think anything is…
Kartchner Caverns & Tombstone
This was a great spot – camping at the Kartchner Caverns state park and visiting the town of Tombstone (30 min SE). Of course we took the two main hikes near the caverns but unfortunately did not get a cavern…
Arizona
The first couple days in Arizona was spent with family near Phoenix. The cousins had a great time dancing to Just Dance and playing games. The little ones were my shadows, wanting to be in the RV with me and…
Salton Sea & Mecca Wilderness
(see 1 min video under Joshua Tree) Our cousins came to visit and we checked out the Salton Sea (half of the adults and cousins even swam in the salty toxic water!) It is the largest lake in California. According…
Joshua Tree National Park
Of the 792,510 acres half of it is in the Mojave Desert (west side) and half in the Colorado Desert (east side). Cholla (choy ya), Joshua trees, Junipers, Mojave yucca, and prickly pear cactus dot the landscape (find the Mickey…