New Mexico

Our first night of RV life was spent at a rest area almost out of Okalhoma. Considering we left Arkansas so late I was very proud of James for driving so far without nodding off. Some of you may know about his little problem with narcolepsy. We decided to stay at an RV park in the mountains just outside of Taos. There were some nicer camping spaces farther away but we thought it might be nice to be close to the city. We have already realized that our biggest problem on this trip is going to be deciding where to stay. Some places have tons of options and others have so few you don't know if you should take the first thing you find or try to find something better, risking no availabilty. The place we ended up at at was called the Enchanted Moon and managed by Jim, a catfish noodler from Oklahoma. It was a pretty site in the mountains and was a convienant place for visitng Taos and the Rio Grande. We did some hiking and exploring around the Rio Grande national park and learned that you should never believe a trail sign that is marked easy. We know we aren't in the best shape of our lives but a 500 ft descent in less than 1/2 a mile on a rocky trail is not easy.

New Mexico was beautiful because they have had so much rain this summer and of course it rained while we were there. They have had so much rain recently that the rivers all looked like chocolate milk. They were still tempting to James of course.

We are quickly adjusting to RV life and wondering just how long it might take us to get annoyed with making the bed every night and taking it down every morning. We have also realized that you can't get cell phone reception in remote beautiful places, I guess a cell phone tower would definitely negate the beauty. We have also realized how much we missed cable and are eternally thankful to Mary for hooking us up just in time for shark week!