When Tom and I decided to go through New Mexico the second week of October, we didn’t realize that was also the week of the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. When we called to make reservations at campgrounds around Albuquerque, they were full or only had one random night available. Finally we asked why all the campgrounds …
El Morro National Monument in New Mexico
The day after hiking in El Malpais National Monument, Tom and I visited El Morro National Monument. The two monuments are only a few miles apart, but they are extremely different. Those of us who only speak English would say that the two names look alike but that is just because the start with “el” …
El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico
Just off I-40, west of Albuquerque New Mexico, is El Malpais National Monument. Although Tom and I had seen the signs for the monument many times, we had never stopped until this trip heading east. El Malpais is a beautiful and surprising landscape in New Mexico. El Malpais National Monument gets its name from the …
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
The last place we visited on this trip to Arizona was Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site. We went to Hubbell Trading Post directly from Canyon de Chelly, so we were hoping for more than we saw at Canyon de Chelly. John Hubbell established the trading post in 1876 on the Navajo reservation. Although the …
Roadmap to the End of the Age
Last Sunday Tom and I attended worship with my parents at the Lexington Church of the Cross United Methodist. We have attended there before and we enjoy our opportunities to worship with my parents. On this particular Sunday, Rev. Glenn Hamilton preached the best sermon I have ever heard him preach. It was so good …
Americans Feeding Illegal Immigrants on Thanksgiving
Before the mid-term elections, President Trump stirred up his base by warning them about an immigrant hoard that was coming to take over the United States. He called them terrorists and criminals and sent 15,000 military personnel to “defend our border.” I am an open-border kind of person. I think anyone who wants to come …
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
After leaving Bluff, Utah, Tom and I headed for New Mexico. But we still had a couple of National Park Sites to hit in Arizona on our way out of the area. We stopped at Canyon de Chelly National Monument on a travel day while we were pulling the RV. Canyon de Chelly National Monument …
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
During the time we were at Pipe Spring and in southern Utah, we lived and visited sites along the Old Spanish National Historic Trail. Pipe Spring, Navajo National Monument, Grand Canyon, Glen Canyon, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Frontier Pioneer State Park, Aztec Ruins, Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico, all stretch along the 2,700 miles of the …
Coral Sands RV Park in Bluff Utah
During our explorations of southern Utah and surrounding areas, Tom and I stayed in the Coral Sands RV Park in Bluff, Utah. Due to the size of the RV, Tom and I do what he calls “Park and Play.” We park in a central campground and then make daily trips in various directions to see …
Full Worship Service and Sanctuary
Two weeks ago we went to worship at Lewis Center United Methodist Church. We attended Lewis Center a couple of times in the spring and are tending toward considering it “our church” when we are in Delaware. We like going to church with John and Jackie and my parents, but feel like we need a …