by J. Dawg | Mar 24, 2014 | Arizona, Southwest Culture Roadtrip
Although I’m not a fan of big cities, there were a few things we wanted to see in Tucson. All were on the south end of the city so we stayed out by the airport boon docking at the Desert Diamond Casino for a couple of nights and then spent a night at the...
by J. Dawg | Mar 22, 2014 | Arizona, Southwest Culture Roadtrip
We left New Mexico and continued west into southern Arizona. It was desert landscape all the way with miles and miles of straight line highway. Not as pretty as west Texas, but still a little dusty. I wanted to visit the south eastern part of the...
by J. Dawg | Mar 20, 2014 | National Parks, New Mexico, Southwest Culture Roadtrip
No too much to report from this destination. We stayed at the Hacienda RV Resort in Las Cruces. It was a very nice RV park. We stayed here because of the closeness to Old Mesilla and easy access to the highway. I noticed in Big Bend and more so in...
by J. Dawg | Mar 17, 2014 | National Parks, Southwest Culture Roadtrip, Texas
Day three in Big Bend brought some cool weather, clouds, dust, and windy conditions. It was 55 degrees down by the Rio Grande and our plan was to spend the day hiking up in the Chisos Basin which is at 5,400 ft.Chisos MountainsWe drove 20 miles up to Panther...
by J. Dawg | Mar 17, 2014 | Mexico, Southwest Culture Roadtrip
Don’t go anywhere near the border! Don’t cross into Mexico! Have you see the news about murders and kidnappings by the cartels? These were the words of advice from family and friends about my comment that I might cross the border while...
by J. Dawg | Mar 15, 2014 | National Parks, Southwest Culture Roadtrip, Texas
We left Fredericksburg and continued west along I-10. The terrain started to change more as we headed west. The trees became smaller and more sparse until eventually there were no trees. There was also no development, no houses, no towns. Just...