Spanish Peaks

We have great views of the Spanish peaks.  They got a fresh coating of snow the other day but thankfully it didn't snow down in our valley just up on the mountain tops.  We've taken one ride on our 4 wheeler so far and got to see these antelope.  Now the snow is almost gone on the mountains surrounding us and we think it's done snowing for the season.

The campground was full for Memorial weekend but surprisingly quiet.  No loud partying all night YEAH!  What a difference from last year at the forest service campground in Minnesota.  It helps that they don't allow wood campfires and have a propane community firepit.  We all take turns starting the fire and making sure it is out at 10 pm plus it cools off quickly once the sun goes down.

We took a drive over LaVeta pass which is an easy one to drive and drove to Alamosa.  There are cute little towns with some touristy stuff to see and do.  We hope to get out on the 4 wheeler again if the weather is warm enough and not too windy.

La Veta, Colorado

We were going to spend time in Raton, New Mexico and get used to the altitude but the weather dictated that we high tail it to La Veta, Colorado.  There was a threat of rain turning to snow and we had to get over Raton Pass on I-25 going into Colorado.  We don't travel passes if there could be snow and ice.  We got to our new summer home a week early but the owners were ok with it.  They put us to work right away.  Of course it snowed on us a good four inches and got down in the high 20's.  So we had a little taste of winter.  Its still cool but not below freezing at night. 

La Veta is in a mountain valley at 7000 feet.  It is surrounded by mountains and since it snowed they got a pretty coating of snow on them.  It is melting of the mountains quickly and they are a little worried about the river flooding that runs through town and the campground.  Some folks have put some sand bags around their property.  We are waiting to set up all of our stuff until the flood threat is over and its safe.

Meteors and Lava

We left Quartzsite and headed to Kingman, AZ up on I-40.  We took our usual route up US 93.  We broke down about 90 miles south of Kingman at 10am.  Its a desolate stretch of highway and cell coverage is very poor.   Trying to call road service took hours of calling and losing signal.  The road service took forever to find us tow service.  The tow service finally arrived at 10pm with two trucks.  One to tow the truck and one to tow the RV.  They replaced a hose clamp and that fixed our problem and then they followed us all the way to our campground to make sure we made it.  We arrived at the campground at 1am.  Not the best way to start our trip.

Our next stop was Meteor Crater by Winslow, AZ.  It is just a hole in the ground but it is pretty amazing when you realize how deep it is.  There are big pieces of equipment on the floor of the crater but you can't see them unless you look through one of the telescopes they have set up.  I took the picture along the rim looking down at the next viewing platform which has people on it while showing the bottom of the crater as well.  We then stopped at Grants, NM and the KOA we stayed at had a walking path through the lave flows.  It was also a very interesting stop and a nice campground.

We have now made it to our destination of La Veta, Colorado.  This will be our home for the summer.