A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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ABQ Balloon Museum
Everyone has heard of the huge Albuquerque Balloon Festival that happens in October. What you might not know is that you can see balloons year round at the International Balloon Museum. Tracing the history of lighter than air flight, there are great graphics and examples of early ballooning. While admission is reasonable at $6, we…
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Albuquerque Friends
Leaving Bar Z and Canyon behind at 0915, we crossed into New Mexico at 1100. Setting our clocks back an hour at the Welcome Center, we then headed west to Tucumcari where there is a nicely restored railroad station containing an interesting little museum. Not officially open until noon, a volunteer docent graciously opened the doors…
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Lighthouse Trail and Bar Z
The sun rose to reveal overcast skies in Palo Duro Canyon. This was okay with us, as it might help to moderate temperatures for a planned hike to the “Lighthouse” rock formation. Driving to the trail head before breakfast allowed us to get a parking spot. Numerous warnings actually had us a bit concerned, but…
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Palo Duro Turkeys
Today’s destination is Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Having left Horseshoe Bend just before 0800, we were driving through Amarillo by noon. We pulled out at the Texas Information Center in Amarillo to make sandwiches. They have free water fills, clean restrooms, along with information on Texas. The advisor inside said self-contained RV’s are welcome…
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Paris and Wines
Not France, but Paris, Texas was on today’s route. Two hours after leaving Rocky Point we stopped to stretch under the giant red hatted replica of the Eiffel Tower. Several RV’s were gathered at the Paris visitor’s center adjacent to the tower. They encourage visiting with power and water hook-ups for $35 and boondocking sites…
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Shreveport, Texarkana and Rocky Point
Sculptures along the Red River made an interesting stop in Shreveport, Louisiana. High water levels were evident, even this far north. Part of the riverfront park was unusable. Beth went into the visitor’s center while I watched this railroad crew inspect a vintage steel bridge. They were using an articulated arm hanging from a truck…