Feb 13 - 14 - Moriarty, NM

RV Full Timing! That's the theme of the 2 one hour plus seminars that Rose and I gave over the past two days. We are finding that more and more people want to sit and find out how they can get to live the life that we have chosen. It was a real joy to share the stories and laughs that we have had over the past 10 months.
I wonder if there is a book in here somewhere? Time will tell.

Feb 11 - 12 - Albuquerque, NM

Well, we are back were we started from last April, Albuquerque, NM. We stayed at American RV Park on the west side of Albuquerque. It has the all important hot tub and if we want, a continental breakfast.
Our daughter, Rebecca, and son-in-law, Joel, are in the New Mexico Air National Guard and are scheduled to have an inspection to test the readiness of the unit. During this time, much like if they were deployed, they need help with the children. That's where we come in. It's our blessing to be able to help them out, support their efforts to insure our countries liberties, and spend great time with the grand kids.
We were able to surprise Anna and William by picking them up from school. The hugs were worth the world to us. Grand kid hugs are always invaluable. We can't believe how much they have grown in such a short time. It won't be long and they'll be adults.
Now it's off to Moriarty and RV Sales & Service for a couple of days.

Feb 5 - 11 - Elephant Butte Lake, NM

Lakside RV Park in Elephant Butte, NM was our stop for a few days. This is a very active RV park with a lot of long term people. There is the morning coffee with donuts meeting to help share information and "solve" the world's problems.
This is a good time for us to take a drive to Emory Pass in the Gila Forest. Talk about scenery. It was absolutely georgous. The road was winding and thank goodness we didn't attempt it with the RV. We could have made it but it would have really been slow going. We found out that there was a huge silver mine and there used to be a railroad to the top. Wow! What people had accomplished in days of old can be mind boggling at times. What they did by hand, mule and whatever other means available, they were a real hardy bunch.
Then is was a stop in Hillsboro, NM for a snack/lunch. Remember, our goal is to find the best eating across the U.S. This cafe was opened in 1879 and from the looks of some of the antiques inside, there is some of the original things still there. They sure make a great breakfast buritto. Talk about "filling the void." Then it was a walk through the art galleries. It's a good thing we only have so much room in the RV. We enjoy the work and leave it all for others who follow us to also enjoy their work.



On another day, we spent the time exploring the area around Elephant Butte. We were able to see the reason it got it's name. Here also, like Canyon Lake in Texas, the water level is really low . I hope that this coming year will bring good rain fall to all.

Now it's off to Albuquerque.

Feb 3 - 4 - City or Rocks State Park, NM

What a gem in the middle of "No Where", New Mexico. Popping out of the flat lands north of Deming is the "City of Rocks" State Park. We had attended an astronomy class here one night in January and decided to come back for a few days to explore it a little more.

There are wonderful walking trails through and around the rocks. One can spend days exploring this magnificant place.

One of the other surprising things we encountered was the absence of sound, silence. It came almost as a shock as we stood on a lookout point and stopped. We heard nothing. there was no wind, road or animal noises at that time. Nothing but the sound of our breathing. What an experience. We were amazed at just how noisy our everyday lives are.

The park is very nice for camping. We had water and electric at our site. We were very comfortable. This is a place that we will revisit once again.