Author Archives: Serene

The Holy Cross Abbey and the Colorado Territorial Prison are on opposite ends of the Royal Gorge Boulevard in Cañon City.   We went to the Abbey first.  It is on the National Register of Historic Places. Benedictine monks were … Continue reading →

After seeing the gorge from on high, our next plan was to travel through it by rail and by raft.  The Royal Gorge is eight miles long and the first recorded Europeans that saw the gorge was in 1806. By … Continue reading →

We found ways to experience the views from on high in Cañon City, Colorado! We traveled the Skyline Road, a  2.6 mile single lane road sitting atop a razor edge mountain top above Cañon City. We enjoyed the novelty of … Continue reading →

Our summer RV trip began in Flagstaff.  It is only two hours from home but now that we are sporadic RVers, we have learned to make our first stop close by. That way we can go back for forgotten items … Continue reading →

Two backstories preface this post: First, I was miserable in the Phoenix heat last summer and started scheming to never do it again. My first idea was to buy some land near Flagstaff and put our trailer on it like … Continue reading →

Those of you who have been following this blog for awhile know that Randy is able to fix most things in the trailer. In fact, he thinks the ability to troubleshoot and fix things should be qualifications for owning an … Continue reading →

Our next stop was Lake Sumner State Park near Fort Sumner, New Mexico. As we turned off the highway we saw an interesting collection of memorials.  We found that Ramond Samora has been placing memorials here since 2011.  There are … Continue reading →

Do you see this map?   Once we added Texas, it just looked like something was missing.   Yes, that Oklahoma shape just looks so white. Oh, the silly things that motivate! From previous trip planning I knew there was an … Continue reading →

When we went to Big Bend we made the decision that, since it was an hour away, we were going to spend one very long day and call that good.  Our stay “near” Guadalupe Mountains National Park was that same … Continue reading →

When we arrived in Carlsbad, New Mexico, we were fairly ambivalent about a return visit to Carlsbad Caverns.  We have been there at least twice, the last time just in 2017.  Eventually, we decided we had the parks pass, we … Continue reading →