On the Road Again … February 25 - March 1, 2014

We left Carlsbad KOA on Tuesday, February 25th at about 10:30 a.m.  We intended on leaving at 8:30 but the wind came up early in the morning as opposed to the typical noonish time frame so we were delayed somewhat. It slowed considerably just after ten o'clock so we got on the road shortly thereafter.

We had a very nice trip with only a few miles of windy conditions—nothing too bad though. We stayed at Sky City RV Park near Acoma, NM, adjacent to the Sky City Casino. It was a gravel parking lot … truly … but the sites were long and level and for not even $20/night it was all we needed. We simply wanted an inexpensive place to stop, eat dinner and sleep so we didn't even unhook the fifth wheel. We had homemade stew to eat so there was no need to worry about going to the buffet. According to some reviewers, the food was adequate but nothing to write home about so no big deal. The only negative thing that happened was that I tripped and fell due to very uneven patches of asphalt while walking to the registration building. I now have a bruised and very unhappy knee. Oh well, it could be worse.

Beautiful New Mexico scenery going to Acoma

We got up early on Wednesday and were back on the road west around eight in the morning heading toward Winslow, AZ. We had another non-eventful travel day, which is the best kind of course. We stayed at the Meteor Crater RV Park, which is owned by the group running the meteor crater site. The RV park was really nice—attractive, priced right, and gated. It would definitely be a place we would return to if in the area again.

Meteor Crater itself was an awe-inspiring sight to say the least. The crater’s diameter is 4,100 feet and is 570 feet deep. And to think that the meteor that hit here was not much bigger than a school bus!

Meteor Crater near Winslow, AZ

We had not been able to make any reservations at campgrounds for these first few days since we had no idea up until Monday afternoon exactly what day we would leave Carlsbad. Southeastern New Mexico can be extremely windy and we were watching the weather diligently to determine the best plan. When it became obvious that the area was going to get messy by Wednesday, we decided our best bet was to get out of New Mexico and through Arizona as quickly as possible.

Sunrise at Meteor Crater RV Park

That said, on Thursday morning we left Winslow and again headed west, hoping to stay in Needles, California for eight days. When we arrived, we quickly discovered that the snowbirds had pretty much every RV site in the area! As Wayne said at the time, "Recalculating!" We quickly decided to head to Las Vegas instead and are now comfortably ensconced in the Las Vegas RV Park. It is a very nice and inexpensive park (due to their current special). We are getting some maintenance and cleaning done plus doing a lot of relaxing.

INSIDE Planet Hollywood Miracle Mile Shops!

We will leave here next Friday morning and head to Torrance, California to spend the weekend with our son Jon and his family. We will head to the Central Valley on Monday to be with our daughter Julie and her family through Thursday and then over to the Bay Area to spend the next weekend with our son Joe and his family. We sure are looking forward to that! On the 17th we will continue our trip northward, staying at the Klamath Falls KOA on Monday evening and then into our new somewhat permanent campground at the Portland/Fairview RV Park on Tuesday. The adventure continues~