2021 Recap – RV Traveling Through New Mexico

For those RVers wishing to explore The Land of Enchantment, our itinerary may prove useful. This comes with a caveat and that is – there is so much more to New Mexico than what I have to offer here. Which is why we plan to come back and spend more time in the southwestern state … Continue reading 2021 Recap – RV Traveling Through New Mexico →

May 20, 2021 – Our Visit to Northern New Mexico was Ruined

The road to Chaco Cultural National Historical Park is a long one. We learned the road is not maintained to help ward off looters and vandals. On a well maintained paved road is a lookout where you can view Frijoles Canyon, location of the Bandelier National Monument and a large number of ancient cliff dwellings. … Continue reading May 20, 2021 – Our Visit to Northern New Mexico was Ruined →

May 12, 2021 – O’Keeffe’s Faraway Place

“Interest is the most important thing in life; happiness is temporary, but interest is continuous.” Georgia O’Keeffe In the summer of 1929, a 32-yr-old artist well known by that time as an influential and successful modernist painter, drove her Model T automobile cross country from New York to a “faraway place” in northern New Mexico. … Continue reading May 12, 2021 – O’Keeffe’s Faraway Place →

May 8, 2021 – Gateway to the Southwest

Downtown Santa Fe with its pueblo-style architecture and the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi at the end of the street. All told, we came to Santa Fe to see one thing – the Georgia O’Keeffe museum. My determination was mostly driven by the fact that I had visited Santa Fe twice many years … Continue reading May 8, 2021 – Gateway to the Southwest →

May 5, 2021 – Fire and Sand

Quite a change from our alligator warning signs in Florida. I am still waiting to see a sign warning visitors to "Don't feed the rattlesnakes". Traveling America’s southwest makes one want to be a geologist. While researching and preparing for our 2021 travels, we found Google’s satellite imagery of the areas of Utah and New … Continue reading May 5, 2021 – Fire and Sand →

Apr 27, 2021 – Water and Dust

Caddo Lake State Park campground. If Vivian were writing our blog, this entry would not exist. In her mind, Texas was a fleeting moment that she was all too eager to put behind her and was not worthy of a blog. But, in all fairness a state that required 814 miles of driving to get … Continue reading Apr 27, 2021 – Water and Dust →