San Antonio

Left the cave and drove on to the Escapees park just west of Hondo, TX. It is a very nice park. The laundry was very nice and after a week on the road it was time to do a couple of loads. Drove into San Antonio on Thursday. Went to the Alamo and rode the boat around the Riverwalk. It was a cloudy day and even sprinkled on us a little. We enjoyed our visit but get tired of the city quickly.

Caverns of Sonora

This part of Texas isn't overflowing with campgrounds. Decided to drive a little off the highway and spend the night at Caverns of Sonora. It was a pretty drive. Not much of a campground but Gary took the tour of the Cave and says it was worth the drive. My knee has been bothering me a little so decided the 300 plus steps might not be a great idea. No internet service and hardly phone service here. There were at least 15 deer in front of our motorhome the next morning.

Pecos, Texas

Didn't travel too far today. Made it back to Texas. Stopped in Pecos at the Escapee Park. It is a very old park and needs some attention. Have to get our vehicles inspected. Had the car done today and will get the motorhome done in the morning and then head on out. Not much left of this town but you can tell it was a pretty good sized town at one time. Claims it is the site of the world's first rodeo. I think Prescott, AZ claims the same thing. It is the home of Pecos Bill. Our kids had a record about him they used to listen to a lot.

Roswell, New Mexico

Saturday we drove from Las Cruces to the Escapee park at Lakewood. We had a beautiful drive over the mountain from Alamogordo to Artesia. The road wasn't bad and they had lots of passing zones.

Sunday we drove about 45 miles to Roswell. Have always wanted to go check out all the "Alien" stuff there. Not a whole lot going on this time of year but everything in town is Alien themed. It was fun anyway. We toured the White Home in town that is the Historical Center for southeast New Mexico Museum. It was a beautiful home and had wonderful exhibits.

We also drove out of town to the Bottomless Lakes State Park. Really neat area. They are actually sink holes that collapsed into caves. One of them has a wonderful swimming area with a beach and nice facilities.

White Sands National Monument

We had a great day at White Sands National Monument today. It was a very pretty drive up to the park and then an amazing drive through the dunes. It is hard to believe how white they are. Drove on to Alamogordo and looked around a little. Made an early start back to Las Cruces but then the traffic was stopped and the whole highway was closed because the missile range was doing "lazer testing". We sat about 1 hour and then they finally let us all go. Back on the road tomorrow to the Escapee Park at Lakewood so we can see Roswell. We will stay there a couple of days and then head into Texas. We were surprised that they let people ride sleds down the dunes and play volleyball on top or whatever you wanted except drive a vehicle up. The kids were having a wonderful time.

Las Cruces, New Mexico

We changed our minds and went on through Deming and stopped at Las Cruces, NM instead. Had kind of wanted to stay at the Escapees park in Deming and see the new clubhouse they built. Also wanted to see if anyone we know is working there. Decided to spend 2 nights in Las Cruces and go to the White Sands National Park. Have always wanted to go there but never have taken the time. Our travels have gone well so far and it feels good to be back on the road. We do enjoy the trip. Our next stop will be Lakewood, NM and some time in Roswell. Should be interesting....... More later

On the road to Livingston

We are finally on the road. Had planned to leave on Sunday but that didn't work out. Turned out to be a good thing as the wind blew on Sunday. Tuesday was a much cooler day to finnish loading the motorhome. We plan to do some sightseeing on the way so hope to keep some things posted here as we go. Today we made it all the way to Benson, AZ. Tomorrow we plan to stop in Deming, NM. After that should be stopping for a couple of days to do some looking around.