Joshua Tree National Park
Beautiful




Anzo Borrego sculptures.

Stretches across the road.






That’s it for this trip.
because I can.
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Joshua Tree National Park
Beautiful
Anzo Borrego sculptures.
Stretches across the road.
That’s it for this trip.
January 11,2025
Too windy to go up the hill, one step forward and 2 blown back.
Stays on the list.
The road is rough but accessible to most vehicles.
And on to Joshua Tree.
Joshua tree north blm for the night.
Hot Wells Dunes, AZ
camping spot #11
Only $3 to use the hot tubs and includes camping if you wish to stay.
On with my quick trip.
Salt River rest area on hwy 60 between Globe AZ and Showlow AZ
Then up to the Petrified Forest
My first trip this year is going to be a working one. Thanks to my stepson for taking his lovely wife on a trip to Sedona AZ I got the urge to check out if there were any craft shows this spring and hit the jackpot.
So I am going to Sedona for the first time and taking my crochet booth WireandWool.
Above is one of my newest coverups.
Over the years I have done different types of shows and always tried to go where I have never been, sometimes they pay for my trip, and sometimes not but I always get to see new things and meet new people.
So I will be posting on the way to Bell Rock Plaza in the Village of Oak Creek and setting up with Oak Creek Arts and Crafts show on April 15 and 16th.
And today I am making my 70th trip around the sun.
The second annual spring trip was awe-inspiring
Before we met up in Farmington, NM I spent the night at Angel Peak just south of Bloomfield the campground is free and worth the drive down the gravel road.
Once we met up we headed for Canyon de Chelly, what an amazing landscape.
Spider Rock
Then on to Navaho National Monument Canyon View campground which will be our home for the next few days. This is a great central location to see all the wonders of the area.
Next day onto Oljato-Monument Valley.
After lunch in Mexican Hat, another drive through Valley of the Gods.
Grand Canyon the next day. Twenty-three years between visits.
I love spending time with my sister we don’t get the chance more than once or twice a year but when we do we explore.
The next day they head back to Denver and I make the trip back to Las Cruces and along the way-
I spent the night in Farmington so I could check out the Salmon Ruins this is another must-see especially the guide cat and peacock greeter. This cat stayed with me through my walk around and at the end turned around looked at me as if to say that’s it and went in the bushes.
Since the last post, I made one trip to be with my sister and go to Ghost Ranch. I enjoyed it but did not take pictures or make posts, it felt surreal in this time of covid.
However, I am not getting any younger and if I am to do Quartzite and the RTR and WRTR this is going to be the year.
Heading out after the holidays and I am determined not to be intimidated by crowds. I am going to enjoy Quartzite and AZ and record it all here.
I recently found information that my birth father Charles F Bruce was buried in Biloxi National Cemetary in Biloxi MS.
So off I went back to the land of humidity.
I found a death notice and where he lived and what I thought was his grave but, someone else was buried there. He had been moved six years after he was buried, as of now I still haven’t found out who moved him or where he is buried.
What makes this strange is my adopted Dad was also moved. A psychiatrist would probably tell me that I married 5 times looking for my daddy, I don’t plan to marry again but I am still looking for my daddy.
So I headed home with a freezer full of Cajun seafood.
Most of the rest of my trip was uneventful till I hit Junction TX and the Junction City Park. I planned on a nap and wound up spending the night.
If you can get a spot near this dam sleep is easy.
And it’s free, no hook ups.
To get off I-10 I took the Sheffield Loop exit to Hwy 90 which took me through Marathon, Alpine and Marfa to Van Horn. It is a good highway and very scenic.
From Van Horn to home
And more heritage. My grandmother taught school in the late 1920’s on a ranch in Orange NM and would often go down to Salt Flat Cafe and motel for entertainment. My mother had some neat pics of her in front of the motel in her flapper dress, most of the motel part is gone and the cafe is now closed.
One more side trip. Hueco Tanks is a must see archological site. These pics are just a tease till I go back.
There was so much destructive graffiti that they now limit the amount of people in the park. You can make reservations at the Texas State Parks website.
Till my next trip.
I have been waiting impatiently for this movie to come out.
Watch it.
Even though I no longer stay out all the time, I am still a nomad at heart.
This was very well done by all.
Congratulations to Bob Wells http://www.cheaprvliving.com and the RTR, HOWA, and all those who participated.
I started following Bob Wells when he started his website and I have learned a lot from his youtube videos, he is a teacher at heart.
If you have a few extra bucks you can spend it on a decal or just donate and help others at http://www.howarallyup.com
After a couple of short trips, using covid precautions, I decided to change my layout in Rosie.
I purchased a Alpincool fridge and a Jackery500 for power. I have 10 gallons of fresh water and 5 gal grey.
Heading out for a few days and see how comfy she is.
Matilda has gone to a new family and I hope they enjoy her as much as I did.
When my daughter decided to join me in New Mexico I bought an older Dodge Conversion Van.
This is the beginning.