New Mexico

Westward Ho

June 1, 2023 Sally

Virginia to Colorado May 2023 Our route for this year’s westward journey began in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Our first night out we stayed in Harrisonburg at Shenandoah Heritage Market, and then continued south on Interstate 81. Near Knoxville, we picked up Interstate 40 and followed it through Tennessee, Arkansas, and the Texas panhandle, to Albuquerque, New Mexico. From there, we went north into Colorado. Although this route was almost beeline direct, and mostly interstate, we tried to sample…

Peaks and Valleys

April 13, 2022 Sally

Texas to Utah and ColoradoMarch 2022 We left Louisiana and headed west toward central Texas. The areas around San Antonio and Austin have lots of history to explore. Potter’s Creek Corps of Engineers campground on Canyon Lake is a good base for visiting nearby San Antonio missions. The Potter’s Creek campground has lovely views of the lake with places to stroll and some very colorful sunsets. There are several breweries nearby. (Always a good thing.) One afternoon, we drove to…

May 15, 2021 Sally

Land of Enchantment and Chiles Mid to Late April 2021 Our visit to New Mexico was a bit of a hodgepodge. We stayed in quite a few places, usually a couple of days in each. Camping is really big this year, and it’s challenging to make reservations for extended periods of time. We’re prepared to work our way around that circumstance and stay on the move. The highlights of hopscotching our way through New Mexico are below. Our first stop…