We left Carlsbad Caverns to return home to Fort Worth. We got back home from our 2 week adventure on June 15.

Sitting Bull Falls

We drove from our campground in Carlsbad to Sitting Bull Falls which is just North West of Carlsbad Caverns. We drove about 20 miles down rural roads through several ranches and numerous washes to get to the Falls. It is a small USFS park with several picnic areas that is usually only frequented by locals for picnics and sunning on the rocks and pools at the base of the falls.

Carlsbad Caverns Tours

We went on the Historic and Kings Palace guided tours during the last two days. We also went on the Left Hand Tunnel tour which is a lantern only tour on unimproved cave trails that are uneven, rough and hilly.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

We have been touring Carlsbad Caverns the past two days. We have done the self guided cave tours entering through the Natural Entrance and going down to the Big Room. This is a distance of about a mile and descents about 750 feet. We also did the self guided tour of the Big Room and chatted with a couple of Rangers that ere along the route.

Carlsbad, New Mexico

We traveled from Fort Worth to Carlsbad, New Mexico today. It was less than 500 miles and the last half was via US routes through unspoiled Americana. We passed through towns that still had things like drive-in's that disappeared eons ago in most places. We will be staying at the Carlsbad RV Park for the next week while we visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

Record Snowstorm in Fort Worth

We had the largest snowfall since about 1978 yesterday. The entire Dallas/Fort Worth area is shut down. There are no snow plows or snow removed equipment here, so we have to wait until it melts.

Arrival in Fort Worth

I left Jackson, Mississippi early in the morning amidst light rain which continued much of the morning while I drove down I-20 toward Dallas. I arrived in Fort Worth, Texas in the late afternoon. I just missed the rush hour traffic through Dallas by about an hour. I checked into Rustic Creek RV Ranch at about 4PM. I will be spending the next 30 days or so here living in the RV.

Nightfall in Jackson, Mississippi

I got back on the road early this morning so as to miss rush hour in Knoxville, Tennessee. Liz called me while I was at a rest area about half way between Nashville and Memphis saying that an ice storm was predicted for Little Rock and much of AK. We decided that I should take I-55 to Jackson, Mississippi instead of heading to Little Rock. I got just short of Jackson late this evening after another 600+ mile day of driving.

On the Road to Fort Worth

I left early this morning in the RV for Fort Worth, Texas. I will be closing on our new home there in the middle of February. I stopped for the night just over the Kentucky/Tennessee State Line. I have driven a bit over 600 miles today.

Our Last Christmas in Owego

This is our last Christmas in our house in Owego, New York. We will be moving back to Fort Worth, Texas next year. We bought a cut Christmas tree from the Christmas tree lot at the Big Dipper. Harry from the house next door helped us put the tree in the stand. It is a white Christmas this year as is normal for Owego.