Jun 9, 2013 - Monument Vally to Farmington

A visit of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park this morning before heading on to Farmington, New Mexico. Monument Valley sits at 5,564 ft. above sea level and extends in Arizona and Utah. The height of the monuments range from 100 to 1500 feet tall. A rather rough and dusty road through the desert country alongside washes and sandy slopes offered spectacular views of the rock monuments. Mesa - a Spanish word for table - is a rock formation that looks like a table. Butte is a rock formation that is smaller. A Spire - the final stage of...

Apr 28, 2013 - Today we actually start North

The four days we spent here with the Chili Peppers Chapter was lots of fun. We saw a lot of Ruidoso, NM that we had just drove past in prior years on our way back to the midwest. We went with two other couples to see Pam Tillis and Laurie Morgan perform at the casino Friday night. The show was very good. This area is really scenic. We saw probably fifty mule deer wandering about the campground and along the roads we drove. It is greening up and they were out early and everywhere. We drove about 360 miles to travel today and got into he CG...

Oct 21, 2012 - Scrub Brush, Plateaus & Multicolored Bluffs

Highway 550 to Farmington is a nice smooth four lane divided highway all the way to Farmington. The terrain goes from flat desolate scrub brush to plateaus with beautiful multicolored bluffs. As we got near Farmington we seen a number of irrigated fields but prior to that we seen only a few cattle, a few wind turbines and a lot of oil wells. About half way there we crossed the continental divide at 7,400'. We got in shortly afternoon so we heated up some left over pizza for lunch then it was off to the laundromat to catch up with the...

Oct 16, 2012 - Caldera

We were unable to find a place to park and take the shuttle down to see the Bandolier ruins today, so we just got on the road early and headed out. Our destination today was the town of Farmington, New Mexico, and our route was through the Jemez Mountains, and then northwest another 100 miles. The drive was scenic and interesting. The first hour we were driving through the Bandolier National Monument grounds, but we emerged onto the Valles Caldera National Preserve - and were soon at a turnout which overlooked the immense and awe inspiring...

Oct 3, 2012 - Day 96

We left the campground today and drove west on US-64 through Farmington, Kirkland, Waterflow and Shiprock, crossing into Arizona and then turning north on US-160 as we traveled to the Four Corners Monument, Navaho Tribal Park. After taking our pictures on the Four Corners, we visited the vendor stalls and then planned to have a picnic lunch, but the wind had picked up and we couldn't even keep a tablecloth on the picnic table. We left the Four Corners and continued on US-160 to Cortez, CO and then over to Mesa Verde National Park. The...

Oct 2, 2012 - Day 95

We departed Holbrook, AZ this morning, driving across I-40 to Gallup, NM and then taking US-491 North through Navaho Nation territory to US-64 and stopping East of Farmington, NM for a couple of nights. We had planned on going to the Four Corners today and then head to Albuquerque tomorrow, but after looking at the map of the area we decided that we would also visit the Mesa Verde National Park while we were in the vicinity. So we are going to visit both sites tomorrow. Our campground, Lee Acres RV Park, is located next to the SunRay Park &...

Sep 25, 2012 - Ride a duck!

Sept. 25, 2012 After looking at the weather systems, we decided not to go east and stay under it, but to move south, avoiding the possibility of snow or ice on the mountain passes.  We packed up and drove to Moab.  The morning was just a touch cloudy but dry.  At the city park we found plenty for Olivia to do, and other kids were there, too.  So, currently, Olivia has ridden a bus, a pig, a bike, and a duck! After she climbed and rode and slid until she was worn out, banana and milk could hardly be fetched fast enough. But then we got the...

Jun 30, 2012 - Farmington, Four Corners

We got up Saturday morning and headed towards the Four Corners. On the way, we went through Shiprock, NM. There's a huge mountain just outside this town that looks like a ship and is full of Indian legends. From there we crossed into Arizona and then crossed back into New Mexico before getting to the Four Corners. This is where 4 states all meet at one point: New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. It costs $3/person over 7 years old to get in. This trip was mostly for Nathaniel because when we studied the states last year, he was really...

Oct 16, 2011 - Farmington, NM area

This past week we spent in Farmington, NM which is in the northwest corner of the State. We attended a Family Motor Coach Assn. (FMCA) rally for the Rocky Mountain area. The Rally was one of the better ones we have attended for FMCA. From here we took day trips to different areas of this part of the Country. Monday was a travel day from Albuquerque to Farmington, approximately 180 miles. Tuesday we set out on the bike to explore the area. Our first stop was the Four Corners Monument which marks the only point in the U.S. where four States...

Sep 22, 2011 - Farmington, New Mexico

It was cold this morning in Santa Fe. Was 59 when we left. Everyone was wearing jackets & long pants. By noon it was back to normal, in the 80's. It's two weeks today that we started this journey. And what a journey it has been! We headed back to Rt. 66. Took some side trips but mostly stayed on the route. Scenery has been unbelievable. The mountain ranges appear out of nowhere. Followed 66 through Albuquerque. Had lots of landmarks to check out. Red Ball Cafe is the "Home of the Original Wimpy Burger." Still in operation. Crossed the Rio...

Jun 28, 2011 - Catching up.....

June 15, 2011 We had two great days off! We were busy, it took 3 hours to catch up on our laundry! We got to have a green chili cheeseburger for lunch at one of the local café’s and we met some nice, helpful people there. We’ve found all of the locals to be very friendly, even the local Indians are somewhat sociable. Some of the older ones are still pretty “stand offish”. Monday afternoon we went to see my sister and brother in law in Farmington. We spent the night and had a good visit. Tuesday we had several things to do in town. We had to...

Jun 14, 2011 - We're back on line for a few minutes, at least....

June 14, 2011 We are in Farmington visiting my sister and husband and taking care of some shopping and business while we're here. I am at Starbucks so I can get on line to get an opportunity to send the last few entries to my journal. They will be all combined here as I "copy and paste" what I've written while we were without internet. June 5, 2011 We had a nice send off last night when all of the Volunteer Village (aka:Village People) came over to our site and we barbequed hamburgers and hot dogs, I made potato salad and cole slaw and a...