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 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 …

Lizzy 3 Shakedown Wrap-Up, Leasburg Dam

Greetings from our home base in Deming, New Mexico! We made it home on Tuesday after spending four nights at Leasburg Dam State Park near Radium Springs, concluding our eight-night shakedown cruise in our new rig, Lizzy 3. If you read our last post, you know that we spent the first four nights dry-camping at …

Lizzy 3 Shakedown – City of Rocks

Greetings, everyone, from our beautiful campsite in one of the most scenic and unique landscapes in all of the Southwest USA--City of Rocks State Park near Faywood, New Mexico. Our home in City of Rocks State Park As it happens, this little gem of a park is only about 30 miles north of our home …

Hiking and Geocaching, Chaco Culture National Historic Park, How To Get Kicked Out of a State Park

From Bluewater Lake State Park near Prewitt, New Mexico: Today is our tenth day day here at Bluewater Lake SP, and we're still very happy with our location. After paying for our first week, we decided to go ahead and max out our stay (14 days), so we're paid up through Monday night and we'll …

The Wedding Cache, End of Hiking, September Travel Plans Made

From Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona: It's still definitely summer here at 8,100', although the daytime temperatures rarely exceed 81° or 82°. There hasn't been any rain for several weeks, ever since the very-timely week of moisture that came through the area just in time to help battle the Museum Fire back in late …

Eleven-Month RVersary, Museum Fire Update, Major Rig Upgrade

Today marks the eleven-month anniversary of the day we moved out of our sticks-and-bricks house and into our little RV to start our new life as full-time RVers. It's hard to believe that we've been out here for almost a year--time just seems to fly by. But we're still having the time of our lives, …

Trash Collecting, Fitbit, Art In the Park, Monsoon Approaching

Good Tuesday morning, everyone, from our summer camp in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona! It's about 6:30 AM, the sun is shining, skies are blue, and it was a chilly 36° outside when I got up this morning. The weather has been near-perfect so we've been spending a lot of time outdoors. I've …

Q & A: Safety and Security While Hiking and Boondocking

Since all the excitement and drama that I shared with you in our last post, things have settled down quite nicely here in our camp. We are still hiking regularly in the forest around us. If you haven't read the previous post, then you don't know that Andy got lost in the woods and had …

Hello, 911, We Need a Rescue

We're just starting our fifth full day in our latest campsite on Forest Road 151, just north of Flagstaff, Arizona. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect place to park for a couple of weeks. The view of Humphrey's Peak over the pine trees above our rig is magnificent, although the snow is starting …