Approaching OK from the top of Texas presented an opportunity to visit, “The Devil’s Rope Museum” in McLean, Texas near the OK border. Growing up weekends at my grandmother’s working cattle ranch, I know it is mean but crucial stuff. The museum reminds us of its application in trench warfare and boundary making, like the Continue Reading »
We got our first friendly “Ya’ll” here at the RV Musuem. Jack and Trent were so gracious; they have worked hard to create a great museum on road travel. We love this Model T, the first “Slide-out Wall” RV. No one can answer our question about the cause of the 75 cent cost difference per Continue Reading »
With city mandated “covenants that run with the land”, there are no billboards, the housing stock is all brownish, limited to two stories, and one can see the snow covered mountains from everywhere in town. There is a huge amount of public art installations, galleries and museums, and performance art. It must have the most Continue Reading »
Driving from Durango, CO to Santa Fe, NM lie several hot springs, providing a great break from the driving. Steven has been to almost all of these springs and his descriptions and opinions are based on comparisons across many states. Some are more in the line from Durango to Albuquerque: McCauley Warm Pools (90 degrees, Continue Reading »
Having completed our “Grand Circle” of the Southern Utah Monuments (except for the Grand Canyon, which we will raft down at some point), we crossed into Colorado. Our last town with a main street more than 4 blocks long was St. George, UT. We were sick of our own cooking, 5 minute showers, and cheap Continue Reading »
With over 52,000 acres, Mesa Verde preserves almost 5,000 archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings. The Ancestral Puebloans began a building frenzy that began in 1200 AD and ended abruptly with abandonment of these sites throughout the Colorado Plateau in 1300 AD. Like the tiny site, Hovenweep, there remain many questions about the purpose of Continue Reading »
I predict that this will be another of our favorite sites this year for the following reasons: 1) it allows dogs on park trails unlike most other national parks and monuments (maybe because domesticated dogs lived here in 1200 AD?); 2) it falls within the dark sky reserve; 3) it is a precious, small site Continue Reading »
Massive stone bridges, among the largest in the world, cut by streams and rives. Arches, however, are formed by water erosion from the top. They both look the same to me. I took pictures of rocks nearby only 3 feet tall that seem to show the same erosion. With time, water, and support from harder Continue Reading »
This place is sure to hit our top ten list this year. Unlike the tall spires that are only seen from above or below when you are “hoodooing” (like Bush, I reserve the right to make up words…) in Bryce Canyon, these hoodoos, called “Goblins” are human-sized, and mushroom shaped (….isn’t that a gracious way Continue Reading »
Leaving Bryce Canyon on Scenic Byway 12, we drive 100 miles of designated, “All American Road”, one of only 10 such roads in the U.S. Crossing through 1.9 million acres of the last place in the continental U.S. to be mapped, we cruise by the last river to be mapped, the Escalante River. In 1872 Continue Reading »