Sam the Wonder Pup woke me early last week to see the moon setting. I love living in Taos.
Tag Archives: New Mexico
Charlie’s Restaurant, Roswell, New Mexico
“Charlie was certain he could fulfill his lifelong dream of crossing the road, if he could only figure out how to detach himself from the trailer he was perched on. But how? HOW?!?”
Posted in Travel
Also tagged Restaurants
Taos Mountain with Clouds
The clouds looked like some sort of alien invasion the other night.
Posted in Home in Taos
Also tagged Nature
Heading Toward the Devil Road
This is my first free-form Scampabout. No campsite reservations, no set schedule. Hell, I’ve barely even checked to see if there’s gas in the car. Before I left I knew I’d head to Arizona, for warmth and more of that desert gorgeousness I can’t get enough of. Other than that, no idea. But when I looked at a map and saw Old Route 666 snaking […]
Posted in Travel
Also tagged Safety, Truck stops
Ending Up Somewhere Else
Driving home on the last scampabout, I heard Kathleen Edwards’s song “Somewhere Else.”
Posted in Confessions
Also tagged Music, Texas
Halloween at the Tucumcari Flying J
Tucumcari, New Mexico is named after the mountain that sits nearby. It’s a town of about 6,000 people, on old Route 66. I stay at the Flying J truck stop for free in the parking lot. I don’t even unhitch.
Posted in Travel
Also tagged Holidays, Safety, Truck stops
Southern New Mexico: Recap
I’d rate my maiden voyage with Sadie a success, since a) I did not blow myself up lighting the stove, b) I did not run over animals or small children while pulling into a campsite, and c) Sadie did not come unhitched and go sailing by me on the highway. (Thanks for sharing that story, Ginger! Didn’t even know that was a possibility!)
Posted in Travel
Also tagged National Parks, Restaurants, RV parks, Scamping, State parks, Weirdness
Silver City, New Mexico: Where Even Straight Florists are Welcome
When I was at the Deming Luna Mimbres Museum, I had chatted with two women at the reception desk, one in her 20s and one probably in her 70s. When I said I lived in Taos and was on my way to Silver City, the young woman said, “Silver’s funky, like Taos. You’ll love it.”
Posted in Travel
Also tagged Bars, Restaurants