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Carlsbad Cavern
Carlsbad Caver is a massive cave in southeastern New Mexico. It has incredible stalagmite, stalactite, and columns formed by gypsum and water. We stayed at the Chosa BLM Campground.
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Bay Landing
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New Orleans
When it finally came time to begin our journey back west, I started planning our route through the south. Being on the Gulf Coast, I knew New Orleans would be a place we would want to visit. I looked over the map and the calendar. We planned to leave Alabama on Sunday, February 19th. I noticed the following Wednesday was labeled “Ash Wednesday,” the start of lent. But if Ash Wednesday is on the 22nd, that means Fat Tuesday is the 21st, so the Bellers are going to Mardi Gras. We camped on the north side of Lake Pontchartrain, at Fairview-Riverside State Park. New Orleans is located on the south…
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Hidden Cove
Thousand Trails Hidden Cove is located in Arley, Alabama.
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Natchez Trace
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Eastern Kentucky
We did a loop to meet up with friends. Paintsville Lake State Park Red River Gorge Little Lick Campground
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Mt Elbert Forebay
After a quick night at Clear Creek Reservoir, we headed back to the Twin Lakes area to find a more scenic campsite. By noon on Sunday, most of the campers had packed up and left. Despite numerous available campsites, we were hoping to take the place of the Sprinter van who had beat us to a spot by mere seconds around sunset the night before. When we arrived to the location, we were disappointed to see the Sprinter van still parked in the site. We pulled into a gravel lot just down the road. It had several rough dirt roads leading to additional campsites, but two RV’s occupied what seemed…
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Blue Mesa
Blue Mesa Recreation Ranch was our first big destination in Colorado. It is full hookup RV park near Gunnison, Colorado and was a recent addition to Thousand Trails southwest region. It was a great place to relax and not have yo think so much about power and water. Gunnison was also a central point where old friends of ours were hunting. It gave us the opportunity to meet up and spend a few days hanging out.
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Rabbit Valley
We stopped at a BLM campground near Fruita, CO, just past the border from Utah.
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Union Valley ’22
For our first official camping trip in the new RV, we took it somewhere that has been part of my family tradition for over 30 years. The annual camping trip to Union Valley lined up perfectly with our new purchase, but there was just one problem. The camper we chose is a Behemoth, and I am a total n00b to driving a truck and trailer. This year was different because our traditional campground was closed for renovations. Instead we booked a large group site at a campground on the other side of the lake. Still, there were already several RVs in the lot from our group and the campground advises…
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