Blogs from New Mexico, United States, North America - page 113

Shawne and Jo say... Day 23 Mileage Today: 24.5 Total Mileage: 892.6 Flats Today: 0 Total Flats: 27 We've heard of a city that is showing great promise of growth and prosperity due to the location of the first ever Space Port nearby. The town used to be called Hot Springs, because of the abundance of natural hot springs throughout the downtown area. The water is piped into tubs and pools, and the locals charge tourists to bathe in the healing waters. Back in the 1950's, a radio show called "Truth or Consequences" put out a nationwide search for a small town to change it's name to that of the show. The people of Hot Springs put it to a vote, and Truth or Consequences, NM was born. Private trips to outer space by civilians willing ... read more

Shawne and Jo say... Day 21 Miles Today: 26.2 Total Mileage: 810.6 Flats Today: 0 Total Flats: 27 Who's great idea was it to do this trip in Winter? It was ridiculously cold last night. Shawne woke up around 4 a.m. and checked the thermometer at the RV park. It was 35 degrees! BRRRRRRR!!! Shawne went back to sleep, snuggling with Jo to keep warm. We woke a few hours later and walked to the library to see what time they opened. Then we went to the gas station for fuel for our campstove (.50 on pump 3!) and went to the grocery store for supplies. Back at camp, we made breakfast and boiled the remaining eggs to enjoy later. Wepacked up camp and headed for the library (wishing they'd been open yesterday-our day off!). On ... read more

Shawne and Jo say... Day 19 Miles Today: 39.1 Total Mileage: 784.4 Flats Today: 2 Total Flats: 27 The rain kept Jo up most of the night. She had a nightmare that a character from 'House of 1000 Corpses' (named Tiny) cut Shawne's head off and came to the tent to get her. "Can I have him back?", she asked Tiny. He handed her Shawne's head, and she pulled out the Marine Corps knife that is mounted on Shawne's bicycle and stabbed Tiny over and over and over, then she awoke, sitting straight up in bed. The rain wouldn't let up. We decided riding in it didn't sound like the best idea in the world, so we made it a morning for laundry and showers. We didn't have any laundry soap, so Shawne started the washer, ... read more

After several failed attempts to connect with people back home, and because of our inneptness with email, we are now trying this travel blog. So here you have it -- our travel retrospective!!! Yes, it all started on August 1, when Theresa and the boys left Albuquerque with a very full car bound for Denver, Colorado to visit our dear friends, Chris and Shannon and Sean and Kelsey. We all had a great time. The boys' favorite part was Pirate's Cove. After a few wonderful days of relaxation and pampering, we headed to Tucson, Arizona, stopping for a quick overnight back in Albuquerque to say goodbye to our dog, Stella, just one more time, and to wish Maggie a happy birthday! We were in Tucson, for not even 12 hours, but it was just enough time ... read more

On the way to Santa Fe: We drove all the way through Texas. It was a really long trip, that's when you realize how big Texas is. The scenery also changes dramatically. We drove through some desert and oil fields. You could drive for more than 100 miles and not see one town, one gas station.... total nothingness. Once we crossed the border to New Mexico, total scenery change again. Completely different architecture and culture. Santa Fe is a colorful city full of arts and crafts. Beautiful furniture and woodwork are everywhere. Art galleries line up along several streets and all kinds of art is displayed everywhere, indoors and outdoors. We went to a "Pueblo" named Taos which was described to us as an authentic indian town that was still active. We went there with high ... read more