We spent 5 nights at Lost Dutchman State Park in Phoenix. It is a beautiful park at the base of the Superstition Mountains and the Tonto National Forest. I was hoping that a lot of Spring wildflowers would be in bloom. However, the high Spring temperatures and lack of water has made for a pretty dull bloom. I was able to find some flowers, but not many. As soon as we arrived at the campground I was helping Charlie back…
We headed to Tucson on March 8th. The drive from Alamogordo, NM to Tucson was very pretty. It wasn’t at all what I had expected. There is a lot more color, rolling hills, mountains and beautiful rock landscapes then what I had envisioned being in the desert. We spent 5 nights at Justin Diamond J’s RV Park on the West side of Tucson. The resort resides on the border of the Tucson Mountain Park. There are many miles of park trails accessible right…
We had a great week exploring the southern area of New Mexico. Our first destination was Carlsbad. We drove to Carlsbad from San Antonio on an extremely windy day. Crosswinds were significant and we were going through some pretty sandy areas. Not only was the shaking of the RV a little nerving, but we were also worried about sandblasting the vehicles. We were happy to finally get to Carlsbad unscathed. We had read that the Carlsbad Caverns were like no…
We spent a long weekend in San Antonio, Texas and loved it. We visited all 5 historic missions. These missions have recently been awarded the designation of a Unesco World Heritage Site. Mission Concepcion was dedicated in 1755. It is said to be the oldest unrestored stone church in America. Mission San Francisco was founded in 1690 near Weches, Texas. It was the first mission in Texas. In 1731 the mission transferred to the San Antonio River area and was renamed…