Road Trip Blogs

Monday January 16th is moving day again. I am up in time to catch the first light on the Dragoon Mountain slope on the west side of the little canyon, Cochise Stronghold, were we have been camped for a week...

Friday January 13th, since we are not going backpacking, we decide to go to Tombstone today. Right after breakfast, we leave our campground at Cochise Stronghold and head south. Tombstone is a lot of fun as we browse the shops...

Monday January 9th, I am up before Clifford, but have no time to walk in the rocks. Once Clifford is up, I finish packing the inside while he does the outside. We discover, unfortunately, that our rear-view camera is no...

  Friday January 6th, 2017 – There is a sprinkle of rain in the early morning, very welcome in the desert, here at City of Rocks State Park in southwestern New Mexico.  Even though it is very windy, I go...

Tuesday January 3rd – the sky is kind of skummy looking this morning, so I don’t go for a walk in the rocks, but make tea and write in my journal. After breakfast, we go to the Faywood post office...

Sunday January 1st is Day 87 of our winter journey. For the first time at City of Rocks, I have a morning campfire, as it seems an appropriate way to start the new year. The location is not ideal, but...

Thursday December 29th is an errand/shopping day. We head to Silver City, a 20-mile drive to the north. This is a section of New Mexico that is not very appealing to me in terms of the landscape and the run-down...

Monday December 26th is moving day, but since I am up before Clifford, I have time for tea and journal writing on this frosty morning. Once he is up, we finish packing up and are on our way after saying...