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 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...
by J. Dawg | Jun 19, 2013 | Montana, National Parks, Western Roadtrip
I left Cody and drove west across the Big Horn Basin. Its 47miles of nothing but rolling scrub land interrupted by gullies that sits between the Abrasoka Range and the Big Horn Mountain Range. I saw some prong horns along the way but that was about it. I stopped at...
by J. Dawg | Jun 14, 2013 | National Parks, Western Roadtrip
The only advance reservations I made for this trip were at Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park and at Canyon Village in Yellowstone. It was a good move. Canyon Village is central to the park and is one of five campgrounds (there are 12 in the...
by J. Dawg | Jun 14, 2013 | National Parks, Western Roadtrip
The next stop of the Rocky Mountain Ramble was Yellowstone National Park. Driving north from Grand Teton, its a short 20 miles up the road. I came in at the southern entrance and for the next 22 miles there is not a lot. The scenery is pristine...