I am truly falling in love with several rest areas we are coming across out in the west. Since we are on a timeline again we are trying to push forward as fast as we are comfortable with. It’s a lot slower going as if one travels with a car of course as I get to look at those posted speed limit signs (80 mph) and here we are with our 65 mph but that is not a handicap as it’s Lucy’s comfort zone and also helps with our gas/diesel consumption. Anyway, trying to push onward means us skipping RV parks and seeking out rest stops. This has so far been really successful on this trip. The first one right next to the Snake River was very pretty, the one after was in the Canyon’s between Salt Lake City and Price, UT on HWY 6. This one had a museum with an old train engine and turn table. It also was the trailhead for the Tie Fork hiking trail. So it was perfect for the pups and I in getting a little bit of walking in. Oh it also had a beautiful dog run as well.
The next day we had lunch past Moab in a truly gorgeous rest stop that invited one to climb the canyon walls. Well the pups were better at climbing then I was. When I send pictures of us exploring the area to our sons I got a responds back from our oldest to watch out for snakes. Admittedly I never think of this but it was cold as in the 30’s so I figure they are not moving much.
So and last night we were in a rest stop just 23 miles short of Tucumcari NM. The Pajarito Rest Area which lucky for me had an Historical Marker! I love Historical Markers as they give me those miniature history lessons and well I do love history. However, I have not been lucky in reading many at all since often they pop up next to the road with hardly any parking options for our 65’ feet. I find that not very accommodating but I guess when they were put in place they did not factor in future RV sizes. This rest stop had one for me and I loved learning we are driving on Llano Estacado, the largest ‘plains’ plateau covering 32,000 sq miles! Topographically it is the largest flat area in the United States, rising 450 feet above the plains. This said we were definitely not parked very flat. Our Lucy Lou was parked at a slope and it took Ron a few tries getting the generator started. So we missed out on the flat area 😂
We (well I) had hoped we could make it passed Amarillo TX to one of our known rest stops on 287 leading to Fort Worth but we had ended up in a traffic jam on I-40 due to constructions were we lost out on 1 hour of driving.
Tonight we are hoping to make it to Grapevine, TX where we hope to stay until Tuesday before moving on to San Antonio, TX.
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