Blogs from Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, North America - page 5

It has been a busy few days, but we've really enjoyed the New Mexico Good Sam's State Rally. The Good Sam's officials that put this rally together have been so nice and we've felt so included and such a part of the family. We've shared RVing hints and tricks, we've played together (bean bag toss, bean bag baseball and hand & foot). Between the two of us, we are bringing home 5 ribbons for the Oil City Sam's. The most ribbons for any one chapter was 8, and that was with multiple people from those clubs participating. So for Les & I to have won 5 for just the two of us, well that seems pretty good to me. See picture attached. It has been up to 91 degrees today, but by evening it was nice ... read more

We started a new adventure today. I was sad to leave our forest campsite. It was my first experience boondocking (camping without hook-ups) in our Seneca. I thought of it beforehand as roughing it, but we didn't really rough it at all, because our Seneca is so well equipped for this type of camping. We have a great generator and a good sized holding tank for fresh water. It was made easier because the weather was perfect. It was cool mornings and after the sun went down, but warm mid-day (but not warm enough to need A/C). I'm already planning an extended stay in Ruidoso for next summer. We packed up and headed to Alburquerque. We arrived about 2:00 PM and got checked into Enchanted Trails RV park. We didn't want to get too well set ... read more

After waking up somewhat early - before 8:00, which is early for us - and getting breakfast, we got started on our long drive. We had about 8 hours of travel planned for today, not including stops, so we wanted to be out early. Around 9:15 we got on the road with 2 stops in mind, but others possible. First up was Marble Canyon, which sits at the eastern head of the Grand Canyon. It's on the edge of Navajo lands, so there's a lot of native culture there too. On the drive, we went by stone houses built into cliffs and boulders, which it turns out actually weren't built by the natives, but rather by settlers. Inside the houses was actually cooler, somewhat surprisingly. I definitely could not have fit living in any of them; ... read more

I still cannot spell “Albuquerque” correctly on the first try. The Drive Begins It was a mad rush to get on the road. We stayed up most of the night before and got up early to finish hauling out trash and loading a few essentials into the Uhaul. But it was finally done, and we couldn't be happier to be out of there. With Mark behind the wheel and Callie Cat securely in her carrier, we drove away from our Las Vegas apartment. It was our first place together, but this move will mean a lot of other firsts for us. Let the adventure begin! The Most Annoying Sound in the World Before we agreed that Callie should take the drive with us, I warned Mark of her howling. Like many cats, Callie is not a ... read more

Well we wanted hot and sunny and we got hot and sunny. We started out our week with a short ride and then we took the tram up to the Sandia Crest Ski area. It was a 2.7 mile cable car ride up the mountain. What a wonderful view and just a great way to see the area as we just arrive. Going up wasn't bad going down is just a bit different for me as I am just not a fan of the heights, LOL...Day two started out again on the Harley and we started to go towards the mountain and found a dirt road. As we were on the side of the road a nice gentlemen came along and told us about a couple of nice rides we should take. We took his advice ... read more