Monthly Archives: January 2017

Last days in Las Cruces

Las Cruces, NM In the final couple of days of our stay in Las Cruces we did a bit of touring and visited a couple of “interesting” restaurants in nearby towns.  We often make a point of touring college campuses … Continue reading

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Pine Tree Loop Hike, Las Cruces

Las Cruces, NM One day during our Las Cruce stay we left the motorhome with the intent of driving to the town of Hatch to have lunch at a well-known restaurant.  As we drove through Las Cruces, a check on … Continue reading

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CPI, Zuhl Museum, and White Sands NM

Las Cruces, NM Chile peppers are one of the top agricultural products of New Mexico.  The New Mexico chile is a unique group of chile peppers initially developed by pioneer horticulturist, Dr. Fabian Garcia, in Las Cruces at New Mexico State … Continue reading

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Dripping Springs Trail, Las Cruces, NM

Las Cruces, NM We’ve been moving across the country fairly quickly after leaving Florida on January 1st, so we decided to slow down a bit and explore the area around Las Cruces.  With that in mind we settled in for … Continue reading

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Hueco Tanks, TX

El Paso, TX On Monday we left Carlsbad, NM and headed back to the southwest on US 62, the same route we used a few days earlier to get to Carlsbad.  The road provides some great views as you pass … Continue reading

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Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM

Carlsbad, NM The weather on Saturday was cold and misty, a perfect day to explore a large cave with a constant temperature of 56 degrees.  So we drove about 20 miles back down NM 62 from the town of Carlsbad … Continue reading

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Crossing Texas

Carlsbad, NM After two pleasant days in New Orleans we left Bayou Segnette State Park and continued our journey west.  With all the reports we read about the terrible road condition of I-10 from New Orleans to Lafayette we decided … Continue reading

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The French Quarter

New Orleans, LA The second day of our brief visit to New Orleans dawned sunny and much warmer than the previous day. It was a perfect day for a walking tour of the French Quarter.  So we went to the … Continue reading

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World War II Museum, New Orleans

New Orleans, LA After an all day rain in Foley, AL on Thursday and freezing temperatures during the night, we awoke on Friday to clear skies and sunshine.  We planned for an early departure but it took a while for … Continue reading

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A Stop Near Gulf Shores, AL

Summerdale, AL We left Holiday Cove RV Resort in Cortez, FL on New Year’s Day and drove north a hundred miles to Hudson, FL to have our small kitchen window repaired at Suncoast Designers.  Suncoast does a great job cleaning … Continue reading

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