Memorial Day in the White Mountains of Arizona

Starting to prepare for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend.  Normally I would be in Indianapolis for the Indy 500 but it didn’t work out for me this year.  So, instead I will be spending 5 days in Alpine, AZ boondocking and rock hunting.  I am a bit nervous as this will be my very first…

Water Canyon, NM and Boy Scouts

I flew back in and went to pick up Kitten from Holiday Travel Trailer of NM.  I can’t say enough about the people at this location.  From the owners of the sales to Carl in service they are all so very friendly, caring and take great care of Kitten. Today is Cinco De Mayo and…

Socorro, NM – Escondido Lake

Stopped overnight at Escondido Lake in Socorro, NM.  Nice park with full utilities and a great place for an overnight stop before you have to get on the road next morning.  I know, I know there was a wonderful WalMart with overnight parking a couple of miles away.  But, I will take an 18 fee…

Aliens and the VLA

There is something about driving through the upper desert in New Mexico.  You are on the 60 highway rambling through Pie Town and then there is a vast plain as far as the eye can see.  Off in the distance you see large telescopes, 28 in all, gathered together pointing to the sky.  It sends…

The Beauty of the Day

Drove home from Phoenix today up through Payson, AZ.  The valley was a beautiful 80 degrees but as I reached the higher elevation the snow was on the ground and a lake had formed by the side of the road.  I could have rushed along cruising through the forest and enjoying the ride, but sometimes…

Adventures Along the way

The first trip out for camping was quite complicated, interesting, stressful and fun. I did my first major tow through Salt Canyon in Arizona.  Basically a 2 hour drive with an elevation change of 7k feet and very twisty turns on a two way highway.  While the towing was a blast, I had a surprise…

Happy New Year 2017!

Happy New Year!!! As 2016 came to a close and 2017 rang its welcoming bells, Dragon and Kitten were sitting in the snow dreaming of trips to come.  Note that this scares me a little bit as the two of them can get into a bit of mischief when they put their heads together. My…

Kitten Comes Home

After first making an offer for a brand new 2017 16′ Airstream Sport and realizing that there would be ~6k in unrealized equity going out of my pocket, I withdrew my offer and started looking again.  From a 2008 Dual Pano Bambi to a 2012 International Signature I kept on getting prices that were the…

Holiday Travel Trailer of New Mexico

It was the day before Thanksgiving and all through the country people were trying to get home for the Holidays.  Phantom and I instead decided to drive to Albuquerque, NM to pick up our new traveling companion Kitten. I picked up Kitten at the Holiday Travel Trailer location in Albuquerque, NM.  They are an authorized…

Decisions… Decisions… Decisions…

I have owned a Class A RV for 4 years and it just isn’t working for me.  It sits in the yard in between trips and you are constantly having to maintain it.  When you do travel, you arrive at a place and never leave it as who wants to drive a 30 ft. trailer…