Fall 2019

This is my favorite time of the year to travel, cooler weather and colorful autumn leaves...so exciting. These last few months have been very busy for us, we're ready for some fun and relaxation.

On this 7 1/2 week vacation we plan to explore Northern New Mexico.

Las Vegas

We flew to Las Vegas on September 10 very late in the evening and checked in at Orleans Hotel. We like this hotel and got 2 nights comp so even better. They're hosting the Mr Olympic contest this weekend so a lot of muscle running around. We moved to Sam's Town for 1 night. We haven't stayed here for a while and wanted to take advantage of a comp room. So glad we did, they renovated and the rooms are very nice.

On September 13 we picked up the RV and checked in at Las Vegas RV Resort. We really like it here. It's an adults only park so no kids running around and splashing in the pool. The Good Sam rate is $35.60 per night. We stayed here for 5 nights. Spent the time in Las Vegas getting ready to hit the road. It was hot in Vegas, over 100 degrees so ready for some cooler weather.

Getting our RV cleaned up

Joe hired some guys to come and treat the roof and polish the top ends where he can't reach. It actually needed to be buffed out. Looks real nice....it should, it cost $300.

We ate at Texas Roadhouse on Craig road. They just opened end of last year. Pretty good, we've been to other Texas Roadhouses in other states and this one is just as fun.












Sept 19       Las Vegas - Winslow, AZ     284 miles     5 hours 40 minutes

Leaving at sunrise

We got an early start this morning. Went from desert scenery to forest in a few hours...so awesome! We're staying at Meteor Crater RV Park outside of Winslow, Arizona. We've passed here a few times on I40 and never stopped. Nice park, Good Sam rate $35.60 for water and electric. They have full hookups for $5 more but we're staying only 1 night so don't need it.

We went to check out Meteor Crater 5 miles down the road. $16 each to enter. Neat museum and movie. We wanted to do the rim trail hike but it was closed because it was too windy.

Meteor Crater was formed when a meteor slammed into the Earth. Though dramatic, this event is far from unusual -- collisions and impacts involving meteors and comets have been critical to the formation and development of Earth and the entire solar system.

Today Meteor Crater appears as much as it did when it was formed nearly 50,000 years ago. It remains the worlds best preserved and first proven example of a large impact crater and a valuable laboratory for research into the origins and evolution of our solar system.

View from RV park