by Deonne Kahler | Sep 11, 2014 | Travel
It’s fun to say it like that, isn’t it? A rallying cry, or something a pirate would yell. Yarr! Bandelier! Alas, I didn’t see any pirates – or even any colorful shoulder parrots – at Bandelier National Monument, NM, though I did see...
by Deonne Kahler | Aug 29, 2014 | Travel
Moutainair, NM is where the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument visitor center is, and it also happens to be home to the Shaffer Hotel, where I was told they serve tasty meals. I’m always up for a tasty meal, so before my drive to Salinas I stopped in. I...
by Deonne Kahler | Aug 25, 2014 | Travel
It was a Scamping first. I had just woken up and gotten Sam into the Pilot in the Walmart parking lot in Las Vegas, NM, ready to head to Pecos National Historical Park, when a friendly looking woman hopped out of her RV, approached me, and said my name. I gave her a...
by Deonne Kahler | Aug 22, 2014 | Travel
I’m on this new kick of visiting the Parks in the late afternoon/early evening, so the light for photos is better. When I visited Fort Union National Monument (New Mexico) a few days ago, it was exactly the right time for someone to play “Taps” on...
by Deonne Kahler | Aug 20, 2014 | Travel
I’ve been on the road a few days, and I have a good feeling about this Scamp. I’ve had no major mishaps, no losing my iPhone on the trail, no killer bee stings, no potentially dangerous Elvis-obsessives, no getting locked out of Sadie and crying in an...
by Deonne Kahler | Aug 18, 2014 | Travel
Because I’m impetuous and restless and have the luxury of being self-employed, I’m hitting the road today. (My mother once said, in response to my momentary musing about getting a proper day job: “You’d never last. You’d be the crabby...
