La Quinta Is Trinidad

Leaving Santa Fe, on our way to Kansas, we stopped for gas and a bit to eat in Clayton. Craving a blizzard we made a quick stop at Dairy Queen. We order our food and, of course, blizzards, and while we are waiting for our order to come up we glance around the inside of the building and notice four old black and white framed pictures on the wall...

Melissa and I headed south for a little cold weather camping for the New Year. We arrived on the 30th and set up camp. We were the only ones there till almost sun down. A Canadian couple doing a 7 week road trip in VW Westfalia pulled in and the 3 of us had the park to our selves. Roger and Lea stopped by to enjoy the camp fire and have a few si...

17/10/2009 - Unfortunately, Laura woke up in the morning not feeling too well, so she had a lie-in while I planned the next leg of the journey. I picked to head for a place called Antonito, which seemed about halfway between Buena Vista and Santa Fe, near the border of New Mexico. Turns out, it is famous for being the starting point of the Cumbe...

Um die groessten Sandduenen Amerikas zu sehen, mussten wir tief in den Wild Wild West mitten in Colorado reisen. Hier ist der Weg aber definitiv auch das Ziel. Die Strassen fuehrten uns ueber wunderschoene Ebenen und Paesse (11'000 Feet) mit super Aussicht.

Die Kulisse ist traumhaft...im Vordergrund die hoechsten Sandduenen Nordamerikas...

We are barely into Colorado and the weather has cooled down and the scenery is so very pretty. It's really just another travel day on the way to our final destination of Banff and Jasper with a short stop at Glacier National Park, the loveliest of the national parks we have visited.

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After finding a cute little cafe for early morning brunch we left Taos. Our first stop was the Taos gorge, which is crossed by the second highest bridge in the USA. Walking over this gave me an unexpected feeling south of my bellybutton! For some reason I always have the irrational fear of falling over the edge, even if I’m behind a solid ...

How many times do you step into a brand new town and directly into a rockin' party? We lucked out in Raton because the Cinco de Mayo festival was in full swing in the park--courtesy of the Hispanic band Los Diamontes/The Diamonds who provided great dance music. I convinced Mr. B.E. to join me on the tarmack for a few tunes, including "Juanita th...

I went to a place called 7 Falls this morning, which is right outside of Colorado Springs. Seven Falls cascades 181 feet in seven distinct steps down a solid cliff of pikes peak granite. They have a elevator there to take you up to the falls, so they say. All it does is take you to a height that will give you a good view of the falls. They do ha...

Today we left Amarillo heading north. The first stop was Boy's Ranch. We had a delightful visit there. We got to see some of the Kids, and we visited the visitors center. We drove out and looked at some of buildings. I took some photos that I will post. Nest stop was Dalhart to get gas then on to Boice city OK. Lunch at the only fast food place ...

We are now staying with another Freeloader host in Colorado Springs. We have a downstairs apartment with our own fridge and microwave etc, as well as sofa, TV, bathroom, door to the garden. Lovely hostess who has done lots of travelling. We've met her friends, seen some sights, been shopping. We travelled here via the Black Canyon of the Gunniso...