Days 13-17: Coyote Creek State Park, Taos

Friday, August 13, 2021 After leaving Eagle Nest Lake State Park, we had a short 29-mile drive to our next destination, Coyote Creek State Park near Guadalupita, New Mexico. This is a park we we visited once before, so we were familiar with the location and the facilities. We were also familiar with the 5-mile …

Days 10-13: Eagle Nest Lake SP, COVID test

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 As I wrote in our last update, we had a bit of a rough start to our day when we left Heron Lake to drive to Eagle Nest. But the drive eastward on Highway 64 was absolutely stunning. It was a steady climb up to just over 10,500' at Brazos Summit, …

Days 4-5: Durango and Silverton, CO

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 We left our boondocking site in the San Juan National Forest just before lunchtime and made the 17-mile drive west to the Oasis RV Resort & Cottages in Durango. The resort is located on a hill on the eastern outskirts of Durango, providing easy access to all that the city has …

Days 2-4: Boondocking at Saul’s Creek, CO

Monday, August 2, 2021 We pulled out of our overnight spot in the Coronado Campground in Bernalillo, New Mexico around mid-morning in a light rain. We really enjoyed that little campground and will definitely use it again for our return trips to Colorado and Northern New Mexico. Our destination for the day was the Saul's …

Day 1 – Beat The Heat 2021 Road Trip

We're on the road again! We pulled out of Deming this morning around 8:50 AM after spending the last couple of days getting the rig loaded up and organized. We plan to be gone for 25 nights, traveling first to Colorado to the Durango area, and then skipping around to five different state parks in …

The Great “We-Beat-Covid” Roadtrip – Days 35-40 | Cost and Statistics

Greetings from our home base in Deming, New Mexico! We arrived home on Wednesday, June 9, on the 40th day of our epic road trip to visit family and friends after receiving vaccinations for COVID-19. We were tired and a little road-weary, but we couldn't have asked for a better experience. It was well-worth all …

Days 25-34 of the Great “We-Beat-Covid” Road Trip

Greetings from the Stage Stop Campground near Neosha, Missouri! We pulled in here yesterday for a two-night stay, allowing us to take a break from driving, get a load of laundry done, and spend some time planning our final stops on our way home. But what's been going on for the past ten days? Glad …

The Great “We-Beat-Covid” Roadtrip Days 5-24

Greetings, everyone! Didn't mean to leave you hanging after our last post back on Day 4 of our epic roadtrip. But once we made it to Mississippi and met up with family, there were more important things to spend time doing than blogging. On top of that, we had an absolutely terrible internet connection most …

The Great “We-Beat-Covid” Road Trip Begins!

Greetings, everyone, from the Cactus Rose RV Park on I-20 near Mingus, Texas! Today is Day 4 of our long-awaited road trip where we're celebrating the end of quarantine and looking forward to being with family again. We've been vaccinated, as have most of our family members, so we're anticipating some big ole Southern hugs …

Shakedown #2 | Rockhound | Pancho Villa

Greetings from our home base in Deming, New Mexico! We just returned from a ten-day outing to a couple of nearby state parks, arriving back home yesterday just before noon. Although we didn't travel far, we accomplished our twin objectives of checking out all the systems on Lizzy 3 as well as enjoying being out …