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Having recently retired we are fulfilling our long time dream. We began our camping life with a tent in 1969 adjusting as each of our three sons arrived over the years and gradually progressed to a 32' Class A in 2007. Even after our sons became too busy with their own interests, we continued dreaming over the years. The Louisville, KY 2003 Great North American RV Rally and the book "Movin' On" convinced us that a motorhome after retirement was really for us! In 2007 we sold our home and disposed of most of our belongings and awaited the wife's retirement on February 1, 2008. We were out in our first motorhome ten times in our first summer in 2007, with our grandson joining us eight of those ten times. Since he must stay behind with his mom and dad to continue school, we told him he can join us on vacations (by car or plane) anywhere we are as we travel the US. Imagine the history lessons he could acquire! However, Mom and Dad don't look at it that way, especially the flying. Fortunately we don't miss work one bit!! We just miss the friends there. We have many hobbies to keep us busy when we decide to sit still for a day. Hope to see you on the road.

Monday, April 16, 2018

BEGINNING A WEEK EAST OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM

Leaving Las Cruces at 6000 feet elevation behind,
County Court House

Ah-h-h, just what I want, a pink house!

So many home styles.
Some of them are beautiful, but did not always get
pictures of those.

One of the many University Art buildings.

Mountains not too far off!


Love the palms and it's vegetation.



This one was in our park in Las Cruces, but much more
healthy looking than the one by our motorhome.
Our trip north on I-25 in New Mexico on Saturday, April 14th, was a beautiful drive. We could see a lot of agricultural and cattle ranch land.  Some in beautiful valleys back-set by the mountains, and some in the mountains.





 

We arrived at our new location for the next week, in the mountains east of Albuquerque.  We hear that there is such a shortage of security people and such a high crime rate in Albuquerque, that we are thinking that we might not even go in there.  They did say to have your vehicle empty! So Gary cleaned it out yesterday only to find out today that he could not even use a bucket at the car wash or here in the park because of water shortage. So we are crowded here in the motorhome, but it is time to wash up things that we carry in the car because of all of the dust for months.
Our new park is not much like the one that we left, but good enough for us and the price was right.
We also have many mountains around us reaching anywhere from 6500 feet to almost 12,000. Not sure how many we will travel while here.
It is cooler and must use heat at night. But the days are sunny, and sometimes windy and sometimes not, but warm. 
We are seeing your snow in Ohio and in Minnesota. Ben was hoping that the fifteen inches they got in Minnesota would be plowed from the apartment lot while he is at work today, especially since they are forecasting more snow on Wednesday.  Guess we had best drag our feet before going very far north!!!
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