Author Archives: Ron and Denise

It was chilly and blustery this morning with the forecast is calling for rain. Dog Canyon Trail is located here, and Ron checked into it on AllTrails, then decided to give it a go. It’s a 5-mile hike out and back but with rain threatening, he decided to head back at the 1.2-mile mark, allContinue reading “Jan 17, 2023 Day 2 White Sands, NM”

After an uneventful night in the Walmart parking lot, we pulled out after waking up early around 6:30am. There were 9 other campers parked in our vicinity for a free overnight stay and refuge from the winds. Today’s route took us into the San Andreas Mountain range, and it was awesome. The road is aContinue reading “Jan 16, 2023 White Sands, NM”

We made reservations the other day to visit Carlsbad Caverns today. We picked an early time slot for 9:30am MT and left the campgrounds a little after 8:00am. It was a beautiful sunrise, and we snapped a couple photos as the sun was coming up before getting ready to depart. The drive from the campgroundsContinue reading “Jan 14, 2023 Day 6 Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM”

Happy Friday, the 13th! Overnight the temperatures dipped into the 20s and by morning, the hose connecting the park’s water to our camper had developed some ice. We were rather perturbed at ourselves for not thinking of bringing the hose in overnight to avoid this problem and potentially much worse problems if the water linesContinue reading “Jan 13, 2023 Day 5 Carlsbad, NM”

The wind died down around 7:00pm last night and it was a relief for things to quiet down. It was chilly overnight at 36 degrees, but the sun was bright today with few to little clouds, and the temperatures warmed up to the upper 50s. Most of New Mexico is in higher elevations with coolerContinue reading “Jan 12, 2023 Day 4 Carlsbad, NM”

The sunrise this morning was just as spectacular or possibly more so, than yesterday’s sunset. Ron snapped a few photos of it before checking out the geocache that we discovered was located nearby here. GPS led him down to the boat ramp at the Lake, about .6 miles from the campground across the desert andContinue reading “Jan 11, 2023 Day 3 Carlsbad, NM”

Brantly Lake State Campground is very quiet at night, and we slept well. After some morning coffee, Ron explores the area and I catch up on work. There are several trails here, with one leading down to the lake and another into the desert. He picks the lake trail and with camera in tow, getsContinue reading “Jan 10, 2023 Day 2 Carlsbad, NM”

It was an early morning start leaving Davis Mountain to travel to Carlsbad, NM and to the RV Service Center there. Our appointment was at 10:00am but, this is a big but, they are located in Mountain Standard Time, not Central Time that we had gotten accustomed to over the past several weeks. So, leavingContinue reading “Jan 9, 2023 Day 1 Carlsbad, NM”

We had mixed feelings about leaving Maverick Ranch and Big Bend. It is a super nice park; the scenery is out of this world and the community is friendly. But we still have a refrigerator issue (or so we thought, but more on that later) and today’s plans include a 2 1/2-hour drive to DavisContinue reading “Jan 8, 2023, Day 1 Fort Davis, TX”

The Ross Maxwell drive offers fantastic views of the Chihuahuan Desert landscape as it winds its way to the Santa Elena Canyon. We left the campgrounds around 9:30am to travel this drive in the park, making several stops on our way. Our first stop was at Homer Wilson Ranch. This is a short hike ofContinue reading “Jan 7, 2023 Day 5 Big Bend, TX”

Getting to the Lajitas Mesa Trail was a bit tricky but we located it on AllTrails and it provided perfect guidance to Ron to reach the summit. Ron started out about 9:00am to hike the 8.1-mile round trip to the summit. The terrain was very rocky with loose rocks, and he was glad for theContinue reading “Jan 6, 2023 Day 4 Big Bend, TX”

It’s a beautiful morning with blue skies and sunshine – a perfect recipe for a walk in the park. Justice likes the dog park, and we made a stop there where he met and played with a dog who was playing fetch with his owner. In meandering around the campgrounds, we noticed a trail thatContinue reading “Jan 5, 2023 Day 3 Big Bend, TX”

As the sun comes up, it hits the mountains painting them is shades of browns and reds. It’s a beautiful morning and the forecast is perfect – 70 degrees and clear skies. Although we have neighbors on all sides, this is a quiet campground overnight and we are sleeping well. I worked in the morningContinue reading “Jan 4, 2023 Day 2 Big Bend, TX”

Leaving Fort Stockton, the views became magnificent as far as the eye could see. The mountains of Big Bend were in the distance, looking like a watercolor painting in shades of blues and purples with low-hanging clouds in similar shades. The lowlands are desert-like with cacti, rocks, and an occasional tree. Sometimes we see cattle,Continue reading “Jan 3, 2023 Day 1 Big Bend National Park, TX”

This morning we packed up to head out to west Texas enroute to Big Bend National Park. The Park is located in a remote area of the State with the best route heading directly west before going south to its location. It was warm and a bit humid when packing up and storms were inContinue reading “Jan 2, 2023 Day 1 Fort Stockton, TX”