Santa Fe is known, as an arts community but wasn't particularly high on our list of desired destinations. However, it was along our route to Albuquerque and the Balloon Fiesta so we made the stop. As we were driving in, I read in our Good Sam guidebook that Santa Fe had decreed that all buildings must be harmonious with the Spanish Pueblo Revival style (low-slung, earth-colored buildings made of adobe bricks, which consist of a mixture of sun-dried earth and stra...

The drive to Colorado Springs from Golden was only 80 miles, so it was a very easy travel day. Still a bit weary from all the travel and activity over the last month, we were both looking forward to spending 2 weeks in 1 location. Bill booked Garden of the Gods RV Park and it was a primo location with Pikes Peak, Manitou Springs and Garden of the Gods just minutes away. It also had a pool heated to 85 degrees. Wonderful! (I lived in Denver for almost 2 years, mo...

On our first full day in the Denver area we moved the trailer to Clear Creek RV Park in Golden. It is a tiny city owned park and we were packed in like sardines, but it is located right on Clear Creek Whitewater Park a short walk from downtown. This is not the kind of water park people from DFW would think of, it is a creek where you can tube or kayak the fairly tame rapids. The creek is surrounded by paved pathways, a typical playground and picnic area; some spo...

When we planned our trip to Canada to visit Bill's family we expected to be leaving from Dallas but our unplanned trip home in July meant we would be in Colorado instead. After driving from Jackson Hole to Denver, we parked the trailer at Cherry Creek State Park and drove to the airport. We allowed two hours at the airport and needed every minute to catch our flight to Dallas. The self-check kiosks would not scan my passport, so we stood in line forever to check ...

Our next stop was Jackson, Wyoming, commonly known as Jackson Hole. Hole is not part of its official name, so of course I had to google to discover why. Trappers called the area a hole because they had to descend from the surrounding mountains into the valley where the town of Jackson lies, and they said it was like going into a hole. The RV parks in the area were way expensive at over $100 a day and most could not accommodate the length of our trailer. We ended ...