Congress, AZ – The urge to get “home” has overwhelmed me and I’ve decided to head to the Pacific Northwest via the shortest route possible. Looking at the map it looks like I can make a straight shot over I-40 to Bakersfield, CA in a 6 hour drive. This will take me through Mojave andContinue reading “All done, for now”
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Phoenix and Scottsdale, AZ
I wanted to visit the area since I have an old friend living in Mesa, AZ but also so that I could visit Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s laboratory in the desert west. I guess those Wisconsin winters got to be a bit much in his later years. I have been fascinated by his experimentContinue reading “Phoenix and Scottsdale, AZ”
Grand Canyon and more
Everyone that I know from Arizona told me I should visit Jerome, so today I did the short drive to explore Jerome State Historic Park. Situated in a canyon with the town on the steep hillside it makes quite a first impression as you get closer. A working mine producing copper, gold and silver fromContinue reading “Grand Canyon and more”
Central Arizona
Thousand Trails came thru for me! I was able to book seven nights at the Verde Valley park in Cottonwood Arizona. This is a great location, very much central Arizona, only an hour south of Flagstaff and just 30 minutes from Sedona. Best of all its only 1.5 hours to the South Rim of theContinue reading “Central Arizona”
City of Rocks and Silver City, NM
Arriving at City of Rocks state park I have to say it really makes a statement. Located in the Chihuahuan desert region of southwestern New Mexico at an elevation of 5,200 feet. The “city” is a geologic formation made up of large, sculptured rock columns, or pinnacles, rising as high as 40 feet and separatedContinue reading “City of Rocks and Silver City, NM”
Truth or Consequences
My next camp was at Elephant Butte Lake State Park, I scored a water/electric site with a great view of the lake. This is a very large park with 3 seperate campgrounds all around the lake. I can see this place being super crowded in the summers! It is also just outside of sprawling metropolisContinue reading “Truth or Consequences”
White Sands, NM
1/10/22 – I’m heading Alamogordo,NM and Oliver Lee Memorial State Park. I was able to get a non-electric spot for 2 nights at this park just outside of town. This would be dry camping and so I filled my fresh water tank before breaking camp and hitting the road for the 150 mile drive. AnContinue reading “White Sands, NM”
Roswell, NM
1/5/22 – Hitting the road early I made good time and arrived way too early for my check in at Bottomless Lakes State Park just outside of Roswell, NM. Unlike most of the other parks I had stayed in that allow check in between 11am and 1pm, NM parks don’t allow check in until 4pm,Continue reading “Roswell, NM”
Texas is HUGE
12/27/21 – With a twinge of regret I broke camp and continued the journey, North today but ultimately Westward towards “home”. I had booked an overnight at Myrtles Plantation a Harvest Host location located in Northern Louisiana. A historic Antebellum plantation with a storied past that began in 1796 “…when General David Bradford, also knownContinue reading “Texas is HUGE”
NOLA for XMas!
12/21 – I was excited for my first visit to New Orleans so I was up early and on the road for the 4.5 hour drive to New Orleans. I had chosen to just grind it out on the I-10 Interstate since the weather was still not great and I had seen enough stop signsContinue reading “NOLA for XMas!”
Hey Its Gregg! 