We stayed a few nights just outside of Albuquerque, NM at the Coronado Campground in Bernalillo. One day, we hiked the Piedras Marcadas Canyon trail in the Petroglyph National Monument to see some petroglyphs. These were our first petroglyphs on our trip, so it was interesting to look around; but Read more…
After exploring CO as full-time RVers for over three months, we finally crossed the border to a different state — New Mexico! We were worried we may have gotten too spoiled by the beauty in CO, and that the other states may not seem as interesting in comparison. But our Read more…
We stayed at Lightner Creek Campground for four nights while we explored the Durango area. After driving around town to get our bearings, we parked in an Albertson’s parking lot near the river and walked along the Animas River Trail. We decided we’d like to bring our bikes with us Read more…
We stayed in Cortez, CO for four nights at our first Boondockers Welcome site. It was a great experience with hosts (Mack and Kay McInnes) that went above and beyond to make us feel welcome! When we mentioned to Kay that we were heading to Albuquerque for the Balloon Fiesta, Read more…
We decided to stop and spend a couple of nights near Rico, CO, boondocking next to the Dolores River at Ewing Gulch Dispersed Camping. It was a nice open field near the road, so it was easy to get in and out of. It got a little chilly at night, Read more…
While staying at the Pa-Co-Chu-Puk Campground in Ridgway State Park, we made day trips to Telluride, Silverton and Ouray. We had never visited those places and wanted to see them before heading out of CO for a while, but didn’t think it’d be such a great idea to try to Read more…
Unfortunately, the weather was cold and rainy on the day we visited Ouray so we didn’t get as many scenery pics. It started raining right as we were getting ready to hike to the Box Canyon Falls. We decided to eat our picnic lunch in the truck while it rained, Read more…
We thoroughly enjoyed all the magnificent scenery while driving on the Million Dollar Highway from Ridgway to Silverton. There weren’t many options for things to do in Silverton, so we decided to do their most popular activities: touring the Old Hundred Gold Mine and Mayflower Mill. Instead of taking an Read more…
After getting suggestions from the Visitor Center, we rode the Gondola up and over to Mountain Village. We walked around there for a while, then got off the Gondola at the peak and found a spot with awesome views to sit and eat our picnic lunch before heading back to Read more…
Five nights was plenty of time to stay in the Fruita / Grand Junction area! We stayed at James M Robb Colorado River State Park, Fruita Section. It was HOT here, with temps up to 105 degrees. As long as we were in the shade or in the RV with Read more…