Farmington, United States Travel Blogs

More family time... and time to wash clothes!
Aug 20, 2009 (4 photos)

We arrived at Brian and Marla's home in Farmington, Minnesota in the early afternoon today.  We had a "short ride" of just 465 miles in from Bismarck but the prayers of the drought stricken farmers in the area over-rode our prayers for dry roads.  ...

Still in NM
Nov 13, 2008 (23 photos)

... com for more info.  I drove towards the four courners (CO, NM, AZ, UT) and made it as far as Farmington.  I was a little nervous again driving on a road where I barely saw anyone for over an hour.  But this time, I was ...

Day 3: Four Corners
Jul 3, 2008 (4 photos)

...  space it really started to feel like we were roadtripping USA! We entered New Mexico after leaving the 4 borders and got to Farmington in time to see a stack of roadside tents selling Fireworks. Matt was tempted to buy some TNT - reliving his ...

Day 10: Farmington, New Mexico
Aug 27, 2008 (3 photos)

So here we are, Farmington, New Mexico. We found a Mexican restaurant to eat at that was supposedly the best in town; I hope for the town's sake that that was a false statement. We ate some taquitos, fajitas (con pollo), and carne asada. We were the ...

Heading North
Jul 14, 2005 (1 photos)

... quite helpful, with one lovely waitress in a diner helping me figure out where I went wrong in my driving directions withing Farmington. Top Notch Road is not as easy to find as you might think! More tourism testing tonight. I sure hope the equipment ...

Made it to Farmington
Jun 13, 2008

Rest day in Farmington. Bugger all is accomplished. Show Your Support for EyeRide for Sight! For every $25 donation, EyeCare America can provide sight-saving care and valuable eye health information to someone in the US. Visit this link to make a ...

Bill
Jun 11, 2009 (41 photos)

... in the other.  On the trip home I made a wrong turn and detoured us over the bridge from Canada back to the states.  But as luck would have it, under the cloudless sky, the view of the Detroit shoreline stretching mile after visible mile off into ...

First update
Jun 26, 2009

I'm about to go to bed, but am realllllly excited about the trip! I can't wait to get away for a week and enjoy all the nice hot weather. Hopefully I remembered to pack everything I need. I'm emailing this update just to see if it's working. I promise ...

Houston
Jun 26, 2009

Well, I'm in Houston trying to post another update! I'm on the plane ready to head to Costa Rica. I think it should be an exciting trip and I will poet as many updates as possible. What I want to know is if travel is down, why are the planes all still ...

Uh-oh, Houston, we have a problem....
Oct 11, 2008 (12 photos)

... into many smaller pieces with each bounce! We finally got to the San Juan County McGee Fairgrounds in Farmington, NM. We arrived early (the FMCA Rally didn't start for another three days) and swapped stories with other RVers about the ...

Chaco was wonderful
Jun 27, 2009 (26 photos)

Makes me want to be an archaeologist. But our trip there included breaking the trailer General Lee style and picking up a stray puppy in the 100' weather.  We spent the rest of that afternoon figuring out what to do with the poor thing.  We ...

Chaco Canyon National monument
May 5, 2008 (15 photos)

The drive was short out of Albuquerque, except the last 17 miles of road to the cultural site.  it was a badly washboarded dirt road that wasn't kind to our RV. We camped overnight and toured the sites that evening and the following morning.

So the Journey Begins.......
Jul 1, 2009

After long night yesterday I woke up really early this morning. Tied my cool eagle creek passport holder belt around my waist (and it does not make me look pregnant!!!!). Packed my stuff, bowed at the alter and dashed out of the house with my luggage. ( ...

Countdown....10 days left!
Dec 12, 2007

Wow!  We have only 10 days left before we leave on our African adventure to visit our missionary son in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.  We are slogging through the preparations, checking bags and weights (I KNOW we'll have to pay hugely for overweight ...

Starting point
Jul 18, 2007

Starting point

Crazy landscape, crazy people
Jun 21, 2008

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Meet a lovely young lady. Into NM
Mar 3, 1974

Lunch stop in Durango. Pretty young woman remained on bus so I asked her if she cared to join me for a short walk as the weather was great. We then talked for hours all the way to Gallup, NM.

Heading out in a Noreaster
Apr 16, 2007

Dad drove me to New York from Maine in a Noreaster. He dropped me off in Darien, CT to take the Metro-North into Manhattan...unfortunately all of the train lines were flooded/washed out and it took 3 hours to get into Woodlawn in the Bronx. I ...

Days 55 and 56 Maine
Sep 9, 2005 (5 photos)

... before, after, or between class! We met up with Debi, our Maine organizer, after Colby for an event she had scheduled at U of M, Farmington. Not such a great turnout since it was Friday afternoon but 3 girls said they would be on the bus for the rally!

Day 24
Aug 2, 2007

... an average of 35 most of the day. At one point we reach the highest elevation on Interstate 90 (this highway crosses the United States east to west in all the northern states), with an elevation gain of 500 metres.  The truck takes the beating and ...

Farmington NM
Oct 13, 2007 (4 photos)

Wow!  Please take a look at our hotel outside!  HEHEHEHE...  It was pretty funny.  The show last night was fine.  Our set couldn't fit into the theatre, so they chopped off the top half of it, so that it could get through the ...

Planning Phase in Panera
Jun 28, 2009

Though I have to be home packing for my Barbados trip, I am still here planning for European Adventure. Barbados trip is for Sowmya, whom I have not seen in long time. She is a local there now. I'll let her plan my trip for Barbados while I spend time ...

Day 15
May 7, 2007 (7 photos)

Hi Y'all Today was mostly a driving day on back roads through absolutely beautiful countryside.  I had Dirinda stop along to roadside so I could show you what we are seeing from the car. We stopped in Aztec, NM to look at more Anasazi ruins.& ...

THE START
Jul 8, 2007

WOW IT IS EARLY!!! 5:30 AM WE ARE UP AND READY TO GO TO THE AIRPORT. OUR FLIGHT LEAVES A LITTLE AFTER 8AM. WE GET TO THE AIRPORT, I FIND MY MUCH NEEDED CUP OF COFFEE, AND A MUFFIN FOR A DISGUSTING $6.00 THE COFFEE WASN'T THAT GOOD EITHER. HAHAHA WE ...

Anticipation
Dec 16, 2008

It is only 4 days away, but it seems like forever. As some of you know I will be backpacking central america for winter break.I am leaving this saturday December 20th, I will be landing in northern Honduras and other than that all I have is a general idea ...

Show Me Missouri!
Oct 22, 2006 (10 photos)

It may have been cold at night, but my camping trip to the Lead Belt was worth the frostbite. The Ozarks are a beautiful part of the nation. I can't believe how the land transforms so quickly once you get out of St. Louis. Granted, I live in the flattest ...

The Elusive Dr. Laura
Sep 20, 2006 (5 photos)

It was nice to wake up outside in the tent again this morning. We packed up and were on our way in record time. (mostly because the tent wasn't wet so we didn't have to wait for it to dry before we packed it up) Our first stop was at the Route 66 museum ...

Farmington, NM
Feb 18, 2006

After a long day, we made it to our next stop. We stayed here for 2 nights.