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, …

Oasis in Gallup, High-Risk Geocaching, Move to Storrie Lake SP, Breakfast at Charlie’s

From Storrie Lake State Park near Las Vegas, New Mexico: We've had a busy few days since our last update. It began with a funky smell in the RV. If you remember from our last post, we had begun to notice that whenever the air conditioner ran we would get a bad odor that seemed …

Spur of the Moment Camping at Trace State Park

After our last outing to Tombigbee State Park, we sort of assumed that the weather and our work schedules would prohibit us from taking Lizzy out for another getaway until our big trip in April. But last Tuesday we checked the weather forecast for the weekend and found that it actually looked decent, so we …

Tombigbee State Park – Timelapse on the Lake

I shot this footage three months ago on our first camping trip to Tombigbee State Park. It was my very first attempt at a timelapse with the GoPro Hero5 Black, and I was just winging it--had no idea what settings I should use. I wasn't going to publish it at all, but since I spent …