Jacqueline’s Jaunts

09 April 2025, Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico We had numerous discussions last night about which route to take from Alamogordo to Carlsbad Caverns, but this morning, we decided not to take the mountain route and go through El Paso, Texas, then back up to New Mexico. It was a longer and safer route. There was one glitch: major road construction and rerouting through El Paso. It was a challenge between iMap and Garmin, but we got through it all and only made one extra loop on the freeway. The entire area is undergoing construction, and it's clear how confused drivers were by the erratic driving they exhibited.  We arrived at our RV Park at about four o’clock and drove into what we thought was the correct entrance. We found the proper place to register and then backed into our spot. K&J was about thirty minutes behind us. Our area was like a parking lot, but it worked. We were only seven miles outside Carlsbad Caverns and approximately forty miles from Guadalupe National Park. Once ...

08 April 2025, Alamogordo/White Sands KOA Journey   Goodbyes took a bit by the time we hugged Kenny’s Family and thanked them for a fantastic time.  Today’s destination is Alamogordo, New Mexico, to visit the White Sands National Park. It was a three-hour drive to the RV park.  The drive was boring, consisting of desert sagebrush and cacti. We loved how the rig took the foothills. It was so much better than our last RV, which was gas. We arrived at the Alamogordo/White Sands KOA Journey in excellent time. The site was nice, with a clean BBQ, a table, and a bench swing.  We only had today, so we quickly settled and drove to White Sands National Park. It was fifteen minutes from the KOA. We each took our own Jeeps just in case one of us wanted to leave earlier.  Before we left town, a significant accident occurred. Both sides of the highway were closed, and we and all the diesel trucks had to make a considerable detour. It was about a couple of miles out of our wa...