Here, There & Everywhere

03-01-2026 On our last day in Las Cruces we hiked to the top of Picacho Mountain. It was not a long hike, and has a great view from the top. You can see the Mesilla Valley, the Rio Grande and the Organ mountains across the valley. This is actually a small volcanic peak popping out… Read more

02-25-2026 White Sands is a massive area of “White” Gypsum dunes (not sand). Walking on gypsum is difficult in many ways but oddly easier than sand as it compacts better. We primarily went for the sunset. The drive out took an hour as its on the opposite side of the mountains from Las Cruces. The… Read more

02-16-2026 to 03-02-2026 We return to New Mexico for the second time, but this time we took a different route through the state, stopping in Las Cruces instead of Carlsbad. Our first week in Las Cruces saw us in the rig a lot due to HIGH winds and dust storms (just like the first visit).… Read more

02-02-2026 to 02-16-2026 The weather moved east, and gave us a chance to get behind it. We headed to Balmorhea State Park. Its is quite literally out nowhere… The park is based on a natural spring that feeds a large lake. The pool is the primary attraction and is half finished surface, and then ends… Read more

01-18-2026 to 02-01-2026 And the journey continues…. After 3 1/2 months in the San Antonio/Austin area (the longest we’ve been stationary since we hit the road)! Headed south to wait out more of the winter. We found a quiet RV Park just outside Corpus in Kingsville. We spent the next two weeks relaxing and occasionally… Read more

Thanksgiving and Christmas 2025 We were able to spend both holidays with family this year. We celebrated Thanksgiving at Martha’s daughter’s house with her husband and mother-in-law, and Greg’s daughter. Fresh pasta was made into tortelloni stuffed with stuffing. Greg made fresh dinner rolls and Martha made cranberry sauce. It was a small Thanksgiving. Very… Read more