Travels with Donna and Keith

We like to travel. I especially enjoy short, 2 or 3 day trips. Donna is much more of a gypsy than I, and she likes extended travel. She could probably live full-time in our travel trailer, and we've thought a time or two about trying it. But I like having a home, and I like being home for the most part.

When we travel, we enjoy slowing down and visiting places, like museums. I like history, especially Texas history, so I plan many of our trips with stops at historic sites. We also enjoy just strolling along streets and popping in and out of shops.

Travel along with us on these pages as we see the sites the world offers.

Trip Reports

• Alamogordo, New Mexico
  • Heart of the Desert Pistachio Farm (March 2016)
• New Mexico Museum of Space History
  • White Sands National Monument (March 2016)
• Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, Colorado
• Aquarius Casino, Laughlin, NV (October 25 - 27, 2013)
• Arches National Park, Moab, Utah
• Big Bend Brewing Company, Alpine, Texas (May 2016)
• Big Bend Trip, December 2012 - January 2013
• Basin
• Boquillas Canyon
• Castolon
• Dugout Wells
• Hot Springs
• Images of Big Bend
• Sam Nail Ranch
• Santa Elena Canyon
• Bosque Redondo, Ft. Sumner, NM (May 2017)
• Boulder Station, Las Vegas, NV (October 15 - 20, 2013)
• Bronco Billy's, Cripple Creek, CO (May 2017)
• Canyonlands National Park: Island in the Sky, Moab, Utah
  • Carlsbad Museum and Art Center, Carlsbad, New Mexico (March 2016)
• Caverns of Sonora, Sonora, Texas
  • Chicken Farm Art Center, San Angelo, Texas (November 2017)
• Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center, Ft. Davis, Texas
  • Christmas Tree Pass and Grapevine Canyon (Laughlin, Nevada) (January 2016)
  • The Coming King Prayer Garden, Kerrville, Texas (June 2015)
• Cortez, Colorado
  • Cripple Creek, CO (May 2017)
  • Cripple Creek and Narrow Gauge Railroad, Cripple Creek, CO (September 2017)
  • Cripple Creek, CO (September 2017)
  • Christoval, Texas: The Hummer House (July 2017)
  • Davis Dam and Lake Mohave (Laughlin, Nevada) (January 2016)
  • Davis Mountains Scenic Loop, Ft. Davis, Texas (August 2015)
  • Fort Chadbourne, near Bronte, Texas, August 2014
• Fort Concho National Historic Landmark, San Angelo, Texas
• Fort Lancaster State Historic Site, January, 2014
• Fort McKavett State Historic Site, Fort McKavett, Texas
• Ft. Davis National Historic Site, Ft. Davis, Texas
• Four Corners Monument
  • Fredericksburg, Texas: A Short Trip (December 2 - 4, 2-14)
  • Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim (October 16, 2013)
• Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, Boulder, Nevada
  • Hords Creek Lake (April 2015)
  • Hords Creek Lake (March 2016)
• Hovenweep National Monument
  • Huntsville, Texas (April 2015)
• International Water Lily Collection, San Angelo, Texas
• Junction, Texas
  • Kerrville-Schreiner Park (May 2015)
  • Kerrville-Schreiner Park (June 2015)
• Lajitas, Texas
  • Lake O.H. Ivie (Back Roads Tour) (August 2017)
  • Las Vegas, Nevada (October 11, 2014)
• Laughlin, Nevada, September 2011
  • Laughlin Trip, November-December, 2011: Series of daily reports
  • Day 1, from San Angelo, Texas, to Tucson, Arizona
  • Day 2, from Tucson, Arizona, to Laughlin, Nevada
  • Days 2 - 5, staying at the Riverside Resort and Casino
  • Days 5 - 7, staying at the Aquarius Resort and Casino
  • Day 7, from Laughlin, Nevada, to El Paso, Texas
  • Day 8, from El Paso, Texas, to San Angelo, Texas
  • Laughlin, Nevada (October 12 - 16, 2014)
  • Lubbock, Texas (February 2018)
• Lyndon B. Johnson Boyhood Home, Johnson City, Texas
  • Marathon, Texas (Day Trip) (April 2016)
  • Marine Science Institute of Port Aransas (April 2014)
  • Mertzon, Eldorado, Christoval, and Knickerbocker (March 2017)
  • Midland, Texas (January 2018)
• Lyndon B. Johnson Ranch, Stonewall, Texas
• McDonald Observatory, Ft. Davis, Texas
  • Mesquite, Nevada (October 6 - 8, 2014)
• Moab, Utah
  • Mohave National Preserve (California) (January 2016)
• Monument Hill, LaGrange, Texas
  • Museum of the Big Bend, Alpine, Texas (August 2015)
• Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
  • Museum of Western Art, Kerrville, Texas (June 2015)
  • New Braunfels, TX (March 2017)
  • New Braunfels, Texas (November 2017)
  • Oatman, AZ (January 2016)
• Old Chicken Farm Art Center, San Angelo, Texas
• Panhandle Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas
  • Presidio de San Saba: Menard, Texas (December 4, 2014)
• Presidio LaBahia, Goliad, Texas
  • Port Aransas Nature Preserve (April 2014)
  • Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (October 9, 2014)
  • Sam's Town, Las Vegas, NV (October 20 - 25, 2013)
• San Felipe de Austin Historical Site, San Felipe, Texas
  • San Juan Skyway (Cortez, CO, to Telluride, CO)
• San Marcos, Texas
  • San Marco Day Trip (May 2015)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Sherwood, Texas
• Taos, New Mexico
• Terlingua Ghost Town
  • Texas Hill Country: Some Beautiful Hill Country Drives (June 2015)
  • Tombstone, Arizona (March 2016)
  • Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada (October 8, 2014)
  • Water Valley and Robert Lee (April 2017)
• Wildseed Farms, Fredericksburg, Texas
• Wimberley, Texas
  • Winstar and Some Oklahoma Byways and Highways (February 2017)
  • Yuma Territorial Prison (February 2016)
  • Yuma, Arizona (February 2016)

Texas State Park Reviews

• Atlanta State Park, Atlanta, Texas
  • Balmorhea State Park (August 2015)
  • Bastrop State Park, Bastrop, Texas (January 2013)
  • General Overview of Park
  • Bastrop State Park: Before and After (the fire)
• Blanco State Park, Blanco, Texas
  • Blanco State Park, Blanco, Texas (May 2015)
• Caprock Canyons State Park, Quitaque, Texas
• Cleburne State Park, Cleburne, Texas
  • Davis Mountains State Park, Ft. Davis, Texas (August 2011)
  • Davis Mountains State Park, Ft. Davis, Texas (August 2015)
  • Davis Mountains State Park, Ft. Davis, Texas (September 2016)
  • Images of Davis Mountains State Park, Ft. Davis, Texas (August 2015)
• Dinosaur Valley State Park, Glen Rose, Texas
  • Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site, Jacksboro, Texas (October 2016)
  • Huntsville State Park (April 2015)
• Lake Brownwood State Park, Brownwood, Texas
  • Lake Colorado City State Park, Colorado City, Texas (March 2016)
• Lake Livingston State Park, August 2012
• Lake Whitney State Park, Whitney, Texas
• Lockhart State Park, Lockhart, Texas
  • Lost Maples State Natural Area (June 2015)
  • Lost Maples State Natural Area (November 2017)
• Martin Creek Lake State Park, Tatum, Texas
• Mission Nuestra Senora del Espirtu, Goliad, Texas
  • Mother Neff State Park (March 2015)
  • Mustang Island State Park, Port Aransas, Texas (April 2014)
• Palmetto State Park, Luling, Texas
• Palo Duro State Park, Canyon, Texas
• San Angelo State Park, San Angelo, Texas
• South Llano River State Park, Junction, Texas
  • South Llano River State Park (June 2015)
• Stephen F. Austin State Park, San Felipe, Texas
• Tyler State Park, Tyler, Texas (March 2011)
• Tyler State Park, Tyler Texas (October 2012)

On the Road Reports

• Alamogordo, NM, to San Angelo, TX (October 17, 2014)
• Alamogordo, NM, to Marana, AZ (December 2015)
• Alto, TX, to Crockett, TX
  • Amarillo, TX, to Cripple Creek, CO (May 2017)
• Bastrop, TX, to San Angelo, TX
• Beaver, UT, to Las Vegas, NV
• Big Spring, TX, to Quitaque, TX
• Big Spring, TX, to Terlingua, TX
• Caprock Canyons State Park to Palo Duro State Park
• Canyon, TX, to Santa Rosa, NM
• (Oklahoma) (October 2016)Copper Breaks State Park (Texas) to Winstar Casino
• Cortez, CO, to Moab, UT
  • Cripple Creek, CO, to San Angelo, TX (September 2017)
  • Cripple Creek, CO, to Santa Rosa, NM (May 2017)
  • Farmington, NM, to Mesquite, NV (October 6, 2014)
  • Fort Richardson State Park to Lake Brownwood State Park (Texas) (October 2016)
  • Hords Creek Lake to Huntsville State Park (April 2015)
  • Huntsville State Park to Lake Brownwood State Park (April 2015)
• Las Vegas, NV, to Laughlin, NV
  • Laughlin, NV, to Alamogordo, NM (October 16, 2014)
• Laughlin, NV, to Las Vegas, NV
• Laughlin, NV, to Santa Rosa, NM
  • Laughlin, NV, to Yuma, AZ (February 2016)
  • Lubbock, TX, to Alamogordo, NM (December 2015)
  • Marana, AZ, to Laughlin, NV (December 2015)
  • Mesquite, NV, to Las Vegas, NV (October 8, 2014)
• Moab, UT, to Beaver, UT
  • San Angelo, TX, to Amarillo, TX (May 2017)
  • San Angelo, TX, to Copper Breaks State Park (near Quanah, Texas) (October 2016)
  • San Angelo, TX, to Farmington, NM (October 5, 2014)
• San Angelo, TX, to Fort Lancaster, TX (January 2014)
  • San Angelo, TX, to Fredericksburg, TX (December 2 - 4, 2014)
  • San Angelo, TX, to Mother Neff State Park (March 2015)
  • San Angelo, TX, to Port Aransas, TX (April 2014)
  • San Angelo, TX, to Raton, NM (September 2017)
• San Angelo, TX, to Tucson, AZ
  • San Angelo, TX, to Winslow, AZ (October 14, 2013)
• Santa Fe, NM, to Cortez, CO
• Santa Fe, NM, to Taos, NM, and back
• Santa Rosa, NM, to Big Spring, TX
• Santa Rosa, NM, to Santa Fe, NM
• Study Butte, TX, to San Angelo, TX
• Tucson, AZ, to Laughlin, NV
  • Winslow, AZ, to Las Vegas, NV (October 15, 2013)
  • Winstar Casino (Oklahoma) to Fort Richardson State Park (Texas) (October 2016)
  • Yuma, AZ, to Kartchner Caverns SP, AZ (March 2016)

RV Park Reviews

• Big Bend Motor Inn RV Park, Study Butte, Texas
  • Brantley Lake State Park, Carlsbad, New Mexico (March 2016)
  • Boot Hill RV Resort, Alamogordo, NM (December 2015)
• Canyonlands RV Park, Moab, Utah
  • Copper Breaks State Park, (near Quanah, Texas) (October 2016)
• Fernbrook RV Park, Longview, Texas
• Fredericksburg RV Park, Fredericksburg, Texas
  • Kartchner Caverns State Park, Benson, Arizona (March 2016)
• KOA, Beaver, UT
  • Las Vegas KOS at Sam's Town (February 2016)
  • Laughlin KOA, Laughlin, NV (December 2015)
  • Lost Alaskan RV Park, Alpine, Texas (May 2016)
• Mesa Verde RV Park, Lubbock, Texas
• Midessa Oil Patch RV Park, Midland/Odessa Texas
• North Llano River RV Park, Junction, Texas
  • North Llano River RV Park, Junction, Texas (April 2016)
• Omega Farms, Willis, Texas (May 2012)
• Omega Farms, Willis, Texas (July 2012)
• Parkview Riverside RV Park, Concan, Texas
• Riverside RV Park, Laughlin, Nevada (October 2012)
  • Riverside RV Park, Laughlin, Nevada (January 2016)
• Sam's Town RV Park, Las Vegas, Nevada
• San Angelo KOA, San Angelo, Texas
  • San Angelo KOA, San Angelo, Texas (April 2016)
• Santa Rosa Campground, Santa Rosa, New Mexico
  • Spring Creek Marina and RV Park reviews
  • Spring Creek Marina and RV Park
  • Life at Spring Creek RV Park
  • The Worst of Humanity
  • The Good Things at Spring Creek
  • Return to Spring Creek
• Sundance RV Park, Cortez, Colorado
  • Sunset Palm RV Park, Yuma, Arizona (February 2016)
• Texas RV Park, Big Spring, Texas
• Trailer Ranch RV Resort, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Valley of the Sun RV Park, Marana, AZ (December 2015)
  • Winstar RV Park, Thackerville, Oklahoma (October 2016)

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