Acoma Pueblo

Several years ago, my husband was driving through the desert and saw a sign for Acoma Pueblo.  It was not open when he came upon it, but he vowed that he would return to visit it one day.  We headed there after leaving Ruidoso on the way to Albuquerque.  Again, it was a lengthy drive, but it was very much worth the time.  As you get closer to … Continue reading Acoma Pueblo

Carlsbad Caverns

The next morning we drove to Carlsbad Caverns. Our entrance time was 1:15pm and it took three hours to drive there.  (See why we wanted to go on the way from the airport?) We drove through Roswell on the way.  There were so many alien decorations. The wooden ones in front of the gas station were my favorite, but the Dunkin sign was amazing.  We stopped to get … Continue reading Carlsbad Caverns

Rawah Ranch

We arrived in Denver the night before and drove to the ranch in the morning.  Check in was at 3pm and we left around 11 to give us time to eat lunch and make any necessary stops.   The drive to the ranch was interesting.  After eating lunch in Loveland and heading north, we were on a windy uphill road. At one point there were rocks on every … Continue reading Rawah Ranch

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

We continued our driving exploration in Vancouver.  We drove out past Whistler to Pemberton.  There were a lot of people out on hiking trails probably because the weather was beautiful.  Our first stop was miles off the main road to Mamquam Falls.  My husband thought it would be a quick easy hike, but it does have some steep areas first down a construction road and then into the woods.  The … Continue reading Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada