Author Archives: teresa

As we were breaking camp to go, it started snowing on us.  We were earlyfor the guided tour, so we took a short 3 mile hike into the Wilderness in snowflurries.  We ran into 3 people (one was a teacher … Continue reading →

We went to the Cafe and Bakery adjacent to the Lodge for breakfast.  We’ve been cooking almost every meal, so eating out is a real treat.  We went up to to Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument and found out there’s … Continue reading →

We had a beautiful sunrise over White Sands this morning.  We broke camp early and hiked back to the truck.  We met some other folks in the parking lot also on Spring Break from Tucson, AZ.  They recommended Karchner Caverns … Continue reading →

This morning several campers left the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site early.  We talked to another camper, Jim Courts, who is a retired park superintendent for the Custer Battlefield Park (his last park) and has worked at or visited most of … Continue reading →

We slept in a bit this morning.  We went to the Frijole Ranch again and did a 2.3 mile loop trail there to a couple of springs that gave life to the ranch and this area.  We stayed there and … Continue reading →

We got an early start this morning, we’re hiking to the top of Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas.  We headed out before daybreak and got to the park shortly after.  We were among the first ones on the … Continue reading →

We went into Guadalupe Visitor Center and yesterday’s wind at Guad. pass was 35-80mph.  They were suggesting people not hike to the peak that day.  The wind was still pretty strong today, but was expected to ease up tomorrow.  So … Continue reading →

We’re going to be in the area for a couple of days, so we checkout the area of BLM in the daylight for a good spot at Mile marker 10.  We found an area of several small caves on BLM … Continue reading →

This morning, as we were making breakfast, the van that stayed with us pulled back in.  He left about 4 am.  He ‘s a volunteer with McDonald Observatory and was helping out with there special programs during Spring Break.  They … Continue reading →

We had to go through Border Patrol again to get from our camp into Alpine.  This guy really looked into the back of the truck, others just asked us if we were US citizens and waved us on.  Andrew gets … Continue reading →