Tucson

Last night i arrived in Tucson. I have been here before. Many years ago my boyfriend and i came here on vacation. He had lived here before and was able to show me a wonderful time. He has since moved back and tonight we went out for a nice dinner and good conversation.
Thanks Todd.

I am getting tired so i decided to rent a hotel room for three nights. So worth it. Staying at a Sheraton. I worked for them for seven years, so they are taking really good care of me. The room is sooo huge. I could live here. Lol.

Today i sat by the pool, had lunch out there. Amazing thing happens when a bartenders stops working. I get a suntan. Lol. I have not had this much color on me in years. It is different, but i was happy with my pastey white ass. Lol.

Well today started good, turned very bad. I need a beer.

Today i decided to go to a place i another guest in Santa Fe told me about. Acoma tribes Sky City. About a 45 minute drive from the camp. So i get there after a beautiful drive. I arrive at the check in and am told it is 23 bucks just to go up to the Sky City. OK. Then it is a 17 buck charge for a picture taking permit. What the hell? I told her that was a bull shit charge and was not paying it. She did the right thing and gave it to me for free. The other people in line followed me and got it free as well. It was a short drive up a mountain to the village. Not what i was expecting. Kind of a dump. The tour guide was nice for the most part, but made it known we were outsiders. We walked around while she gave us the history of the area sand her people. She made it clear what the Spaniards did to them in graphic detail. the entire tour was interrupted constantly by her having us stop to see the next "vendor" peddling their items. The clay pots were very nice if you like that style. But what the hell? 200 buck for tiny little pots. Very over priced. Only one guy bought and over priced pot for his wife. At the end of the tour you were given the option of going back down in the bus or climbing down the "stairs" they have used for almost a thousand years. I thought, what the heck, i will walk down. Kind of crazy how steep some of it was. Non of the elderly dared to try it. I got to the bottom. Took tons of pics and headed out after i went to the museum. As i drove out i saw a road to turn off just before my road to the highway. I turned hoping for more scenic pics to take. Well, a minute into my drive, a truck comes flying up behind me. I move over thinking it was going somewhere. Nope, he flagged me down to stop. I realized i might be on private land. Se he gets out and starts to yell and cuss at me. I told him i was sorry but i did not see a sign and to stop cussing at me. He told me to fuck off many times. Told me i was disrespecting his peoples land. I told him i wasn't and he was disrespecting his people by talking to me that way. He got even more enraged about it. I told him to clam down and i would head out. He said get out now  or i will fucking shoot you. So now i am like "what?", over this. So he goes to his truck and grabs his gun. So i thought, maybe i will start to back up. He continues to call me names, telling me that he was going to put a bullet in my white ass. Wow! I didn't grab my camera fast enough to take a pic of him or his truck, wished i had. SO i realize that one time that i go out in the desert for and excursion, i did not bring my gun and it was the first time someone pulled a gun on me. Would i have used it? I don't know, But i would have made sure he knew i had one and it was better than his. I continued to turn around and he kept yelling racial slurs at me. Pointing the gun at me like a crazed mad man. I think what pisses me off the most is that they want us to come to their land and spend our money. Begging for us to but their pots and jewelry. Pushing home made food on us for way too much money. They don't pay taxes. Get government money for something we did not do to them. Have the nerve to look down on us for being there. And then they call us names, speak about us in bad ways (like we were the ones who took their land), and the moment you step out of what they think is against their custom, they freak out on us. Well that is fucked up. As i drove away, i decided to stop at the police station which was on the very same road. I walked in and looked at the guy at the front desk and told him a quick detail of the events. He looked at me and said "were you on Acoma land?, i said yes, he smiled and looked back down. So, nothing will be done by them, i left and decided that i will make sure everyone know how we are treated out there. I will post this to every travel blog i can find. To any reviews of the area. To any government website i can find pertaining to this area. Needless to say, i wont be coming back here any time soon. Gonna relax the rest of my last night here. Do some laundry. I guess i will let you see some pics of their area, if you ever want to come out here. LOL

Albuquerque new Mexico

Well, i arrived here in Albuquerque on Thursday. I am at a decent RV park, High Desert RV Park. Price is real good with my Good Sam's membership. Clean, understated and 3 dog parks in a small area. They care about  your pets. LOL.

I set up camp and headed out to see what this town has. I always seem to find the bad part of town right away. LOL. I was a big boy and got out of there and headed for a nice mountain drive. Found a great scenic drive through a mountain to a ski resort. Yes, ski resort in New Mexico. The road was very twisty. Clark (my truck) is an awesome truck, but he can only do so much in the twisties. This would have been a great drive in a Porsche convertible. Coming down, i really worked my brakes. Pulled over and let them cool off  awhile. later that evening i went out to a nice little dive bar where a very cute and way too young guy hit on me. So far, Albuquerque has been good to me.

Yesterday, i just relaxed and got lunch down in old Albuquerque. A very quaint little shopping and food area with people playing music. Very much like the downtown area of Santa Fe. Food was good. Margarita was good but way over priced. I then went for another scenic drive then back to the campground for the rest of the evening and relaxed. Opened the windows and a great breeze came in all night. A good sleep till the guy next to me started up his diesel truck next to my head. Oh well, guess i will get up.

Santa Fe

Last night i arrived in Santa Fe. I am at Santa Fe Skies RV Park. Nice place. Close to town. Cost a little more butit is real clean and in a great location.

Ventured out after i set up camo to the Plaza. It is where all the museums are as well as tons of shops and galleries. Walked around. Had sushi. Had a beer and headed back. Found a great rooftop restaurant. Stopped for more food and more beer. Service was non existant. But beer was good as well as atmosphere. Then off to the movies. Wolverine. Loved it. Hugh should never wear a shirt. Ever.

Still having fun.

Well, after leaving Carlsbad i headed north to a small town called Ft Sumner. Stayed at the national park. It was nice. I was all alone and secluded with a huge lake in front of me. I took my kayak out for the first time. That was fun till i turned down an estuary and it was very shallow. Did not know till i was well into it and got stuck. Took forever to get out cause the bottom was like quick sand mud. Yikes. Only stayed one night.

Ft. Sumner is home to Billy The Kid. He is burried there. I went to see it. Sad part is that the tomb stone has to be tied down with iron shackes cause it has been stolen so many times.

Brantley Lakes State Park

So today i arrived in Carlsbad New Mexico. I am staying at Brantley Lakes State Park. Another nice state park. I have a great spot overlooking a lake, presumably, Brantley Lake. LOL. It has a huge area with a covered picnic table and a private wall to give you privacy. They know me so well...... What? Post a pic below.

It was only and hour and a half drive, so a lot less stressful. Though the GPS lady will get punched in the throat when i meet her. That was not a road, it was a land mine. Ugh. I set up camp, hit the shower, then headed into "town" to get food. Not much for food but fast food. I opted for pizza, been a while. I headed back and got some supplies from Lowe's then i spotted the Living Desert Zoo and State Garden, http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/livingdesertstatepark.html. Only 5 buck and worth it. I was having fun till a huge wasp decided he had had enough of me and sank his stinger into me. First time i have been stung since i was maybe 12. Of course i was way out on the trail and no one had a cigarette (the nicotine in the tobacco mixed with your saliva will numb it and help the stinger come out). Oh well, that i why i now have beer. I also stopped for a salmon fillet for dinner at the park.


Take care everyone.

Roswell, New Mexico

So i arrived in Roswell yesterday. I had one of the best days driving. It was a longer drive but i went through some beautiful areas. Yes, it was a lot of cattle pastures and the smell was just...... delightful. But, you could see the road for at least 10 miles in front of you. Nice open plains. Big fields of corn. Just a very calming drive, unlike what i went through in Alabama and Tennessee. I went a long time without seeing another vehicle. 

So now i am in Roswell NM for 2 nights. Might stay longer cause i am at a state campground and it is super cheap. LOL But it is also a nice campground, other than the flies. It is called Bottomless Lakes State Park. I highly recommend it. the town is actually not what i expected. Kind of bigger than i thought. There is not much going on at night either. I will post more later. Thanks for checking out my adventure.