~~~ A LONG LONG Ride to Albuquerque ~~~

Before all our plans were changed and the entire route was reversed we had all our mail forwarded to High Desert RV Park in Albuquerque, NM.

The rock formations in Arizona & New Mexico are fabulous

Now it all has arrived to the RV park that we were suppose to stay at and unfortunately we did not have time for them to forward it even though they offered. All of our info for taxes were there and we didn't want to take the chance of it not arriving or worst yet getting lost.

Aren't these BUTTES.... BUTTEtiful ☺☺☺

So into the car early in the morning and on the road by 6 am... I know crazy but we have always been ready for an adventure and this was to be a BIG one... So we left Verde Valley and headed towards Albuquerque.

Two different Missions we saw on our drive... Doesn't the second one look like a town right out of Mexico

We finally arrived at the park after many hours of driving and on our way we had decided to stop at a couple of places since we will be close to them... Camping World, The Petrified Forest and a place we ate at in 2004 while attending the

Albuquerque Balloon Festival.

Entering into Albuquerque

It was lunch time so our first stop was Murphey's Mule Barn... I can remember being there like it was yesterday. We would go there several times while we were at the Balloon Festival and they gave you more food then you could ever eat. The Chicken Fried Steak was on top of everyone's list and it was as big as the plate... Could it still be as good after 6 years? YES IT WAS!!! If your ever in the area stop and have Breakfast or Lunch. You will not be sorry...

Murphey's Mule Barn in Albuquerque, NM

Inside of Murphy's Mule Barn & our Chicken Fried Steak

Now we have dawdled in the area and decided it is time to head out... No time for Camping World we'll have to go to the one in Phoenix.... We get in the car and take off trying to make it to the Painted Desert & Petrified Forest before they close... Now to be truthful I have been there several times and I had my old National Park passport book stamped BUT I wanted a stamp in my new BIG PASSPORT book. ☺☺☺ We arrived at 5:45 pm and they closed at 6:00. I ran into the visitors center and had my booked stamped. It was also a great place for a potty break for us & Tiffy. It was a long day of driving but a fun day... and we have all of our mail!!!

More of those beautiful rock formations


We leave tomorrow for Tonopah, Arizona just about 45 miles west of Phoenix... We'll be there for a week waiting for our friends to come and meet us.

Until Later... Have FUN, Travel Safe & Enjoy Everyday!

Alamogordo, New Mexico & White Sands National Monument

We hit the road again and are headed to Alamogordo, New Mexico... Over the Mountains and through the desert we go. And YES we ran into snow once again... There are several things we want to see & do in this area beginning with White Sands National Monument. The there is also Three Rivers Petrographs, Valley of Fires, Smokey the Bear Historical Park, Space Museum and many other things.

We will be staying at Boot Hill RV Park which is a Passport America Park. It has FHU,50Amp, Wi-Fi and they have a band and dance every Saturday night... The owners are very friendly and did everything they could to make our stay enjoyable.

White Sands National Monument

Near Alamogordo, an area of desert and mountain ranges used by the military for various kinds of weapons testing; including the Trinity Site where the first atomic bomb was detonated, in July 1945. You may visit on 2 days each year, the first Saturdays of April and October, which was a dissappointment to us. Ralph really wanted to visit that area. Also 60 miles south in the flat Tularosa Basin -For thousands of years the westerly winds have deposited gypsum powder - formerly eroded from the nearby San Andres Mountains, washed down by rainwater and deposited in the seasonal Lake Lucero, a few miles southwest - creating a huge area of white dunes covering 275 square miles. About half of the sands are within the boundaries of the White Sands National Monument, one of the most unusual and magical places in the Southwest. This is something we have talked about visiting for years and at long last we made it here and WOW what a beautiful sight it was.

So many picutres that I couldn't make up my mind again so enjoy!!

Until Later... Have FUN, Travel Safe & Enjoy Everyday!