Monthly Archives: January 2011

Teresa left early this morning to return to Indiana before the nasty weather arrives there.  There is a winter storm warning for freezing rain and up to 12 inches of snow.  This is bad enough that it may result in … Continue reading →

That white stuff on the ground next to that holly bush is snow!  Time to head south!  Actually, we will be going south again tomorrow as there is a weather alert for the northern states that we want to run … Continue reading →

Following Bernie We were not happy with where we were camped so we put our heads together and decided to go a bit further north to Clarksville, TN.  Bernie drove the RV and Teresa and I followed in her car, … Continue reading →

Green Stuff!!! This is the bridge over the Mississippi River and the Memphis skyline. The free app I use on my smartphone has a bug in it…I think the gas prices it showed me yesterday for Minnesota were actually for … Continue reading →

All we did today was drive again… around 437 miles.  Get me out of the desert!!  I need civilization. hahaha.  We’re in a Walmart parking lot somewhere in Dallas, TX.  No pictures today, I couldn’t find anything interesting enough to photograph. … Continue reading →

The drive back thru west Texas is not very exciting.  The mountains fade away and the terrain becomes dull and boring.  Just drive.  We drove 346 miles today, ending up in Fort Stockton, TX.  The most exciting part of the day … Continue reading →

Before we left Mesa this morning I just had to get a picture of this cell phone tower. This was a rest area at Texas Canyon in New Mexico. We saw this at the Texas Canyon rest area.  It’s probably … Continue reading →

Inside the Big Top It’s a good thing we got a good start at the RV show this morning.  It soon became very crowded.  Our first stop was at the Big Top.  Then we looked at several brand new and … Continue reading →

Quartzsite Oh boy, what a sight!  Quartzsite is a very special experience.  In the summer it is just a small town.  You will see flat desert, some roadside businesses, tumbleweeds and that’s about it.  But in the winter it goes crazy.  … Continue reading →

We Meet Up Again After a nice pancake breakfast at the Towerpoint Resort with Dad and Shirley we said our goodbyes and packed up and headed west.  We are leap frogging across the country with Susan and Wally.  We caught … Continue reading →

Goldfield, an old mining town. Susan and Wally joined us for a field trip to The Lost Dutchman’s Mine in the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix.  Well, we didn’t actually see the mine since it is still lost, but we … Continue reading →

We joined Dad and Shirley for coffee and rolls at a monthly resort meeting this morning.  After that Bernie helped Dad with a few projects and Shirley went to a Red Hat Society meeting.  The resort sells box lunches for $5 or … Continue reading →

Towerpoint Resort Entrance We arrived at Towerpoint Resort around noon today.   After checking in, being escorted to our site, and having a quick lunch we headed over to where Dad and Shirley live.  It’s about two blocks.  The weather here … Continue reading →

We said goodbye and packed up after a wonderful breakfast at Cheri & Phil’s. Oh my, what a beautiful 70 degree sunshine day. One Big Cotton Bale We headed west towards Tucson and Phoenix on I-10, stopping for gas at the … Continue reading →

Pima Air & Space Museum Today we drove to Tucson to see the Pima Air & Space Museum.  This is the third largest air museum in the country.  It was quite enjoyable.   80 acres and 300 planes.  I took … Continue reading →

On the Road to Benson Yet another frosty morning!  The nights get below freezing every night it seems.  But the forecast is for the daytime temps to be in the 70’s and cool, but not freezing, nights for the next seven days.  First … Continue reading →

I am still functioning on Central Time Zone, so we were up very early and on the road.  We were into Arizona before we knew it.  Last year the State of Arizona had closed most of it’s rest areas due to budget … Continue reading →

It was pretty chilly this morning, even the road runners weren’t running. Our field trip today was to Hatch, New Mexico… the Chile Capital of the World!  Word is the New Mexico chilies are better than the chilies grown in … Continue reading →

80 mph is a good idea for west Texas, it goes on and on. El Paso, TX This sign was at the Welcome Center to New Mexico.  I doubt there were any snakes around as it was only 40 degrees.  … Continue reading →

We saw this on the corner of a building on Main Street in Bandera. Cute. Roadside stands are quite popular in this part of the country.  This was one of the bigger ones with all this dried peppers hanging.  They … Continue reading →