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Tag Archives: New Mexico
So Long – So Long – Not Goodbye but Too Long not to Post – We Live the RV Life – Data Costs More than We Like – Posting Requires Data – Almost Decided to Quit Posting – Catch Up Time –
We left our Arizona campground the end of April traveling down Interstate 10 from Arizona to New Mexico, stopping for a week in Las Cruces, then on to West Texas. Van Horn was the first stop in Texas, then Fort … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir
Tagged Blessings, Blessings Abound, Carol Ann Hoel, Desert, Fort Stockton, High Winds, Las Cruces, New Mexico, RV life, Traveling, Troubles, Troubles Happen, Van Horn, West Texas
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Las Cruces New Mexico – Destination for Fun with Friends – Fellow RVers Meet Us Here – We Dine Together at Local Restaurants – And There Are Plenty – Steve Had Coach and Jeep Washed after Five Days of Rain and Mud in Texas – Now They Shine Again –
Here we are in Las Cruces, New Mexico, all shiny and sparkly again after wind, rain, and mud accumulated during our altered trip through Texas. We had to reroute to escape the terrors of Hurricane Harvey. Barely out of Harvey’s … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir
Tagged Friends, Las Cruces, Mud, New Mexico, rain, Repair Airbag, Reroute, Restaurants, Sights to See, Texas, Wash Coach, Wash Jeep, Wind
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Where Have We Been – Up to Flagstaff Arizona – Albuquerque and Santa Rosa New Mexico – Amarillo Texas – Oklahoma City – West Memphis Arkansas – Nashville Tennessee – Virginia – Pennsylvania – Long Island New York – Ohio now – Heading for Michigan in a Few Days – South to Florida, West through Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and New Mexico – Back to AZ –
Here we are pausing for a week in Streetsboro, Ohio, not far from Cleveland. This park is a beautiful place. If we were to see nothing else in this area, we would be waking up each morning to natural beauty … Continue reading
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Tagged Albuquerque, Arizona, Arkansas, Flagstaff, Florida, Long Island, Louisiana, Michigan, Nashville, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma City, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia
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Beautiful Day to Travel on Interstate 40 through New Mexico – Albuquerque Was Our Next Stop – All Was Well until It Wasn’t – The Jeep Would Not Start – AAA to the Rescue – But Our Trouble Was Not Over Yet –
Steve and I have been traveling since April 17. We headed north for Flagstaff, Arizona, and it was cold. We continued west to Holbrook, Arizona, and it was cold. We should have expected it, but we didn’t. We were uncomfortably … Continue reading
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Tagged Albuquerque, Amarillo, Arizona, Author, Carol Ann Hoel, Dead Battery, Flagstaff, Holbrook, Jeep, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Santa Rosa, Texas, Traveling
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Winter Months Fly by – Remembering 2016 Tour – Fun – Family – Road Trips – Bugs on Windshield – Yes – Bugs On – Bugs Off –
This photo reminds me of a less glamorous part of our road trips, bugs on the windshield. It doesn’t always happen, but when it does, it’s a surprise. Without warning a swarm of insects slams the windshield. SPLAT! Although blinded for a … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Author, bug guts, bugs on windshield, Carol Ann Hoel, Coach, Faith, insect swarm, insects, Las Cruces, Motorhome, New Mexico, Novel, Road Trip, RV, Suspense
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Could Not Resist Snapping This Amazing Sunset in Las Cruces – New Mexico – Looks Like Fire in the Sky –
I took this blazing sunset photo through the windshield of our Jeep as we drove home to our campsite in Las Cruces, New Mexico. You can see the headlights lit up on the cars. Las Cruces is a delightful city, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blazing sunset, Campsite, Elevation 3900 feet, Las Cruces, Motorhome, Mountain Peaks, New Mexico, Restaurants, RV, Shopping, Sunset, Travel
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