Woke up not so early, still early, i’m not committing whimsy and planned for final jaunt of trip. I can’t hit my penultimate stop in Oklahoma as the National Weather Museum is temporarily closed. They are moving to a new bigger 2500 square feet, that’s bigger really? location. So for me for now it’s bout…

Started in Cameron and headed to closest national park excluding the gateway arch which regardless of title is not a park I started at Teddy Roosevelt and did horseshoe north down west coast and back to Cameron after last park Carlsbad Cavern in New Mexico. Just hit white sands our newest park and the name…

This was a big one at least for me. Since childhood I’ve longed for a past that most likely never existed. I’ve seen footage of the mother road in old film reels and wanted to go there or at least a couple of the more iconic stops. For the stop was in Winslow Arizona a…

Last night had to get campsite off national park land. While plenty of space no campsites unless you’ve got permits and doing backcountry hike in thing. Nearest one wasn’t it’s about 25 milesish but before going stopped at gift shop bout 4 miles away as they had picnic tables and fire pits. On front door…

Off to the Petrified Forest National Park. It’s in Arizona and Arizona is a trifle unusual. Almost as if it’s a selection of constructs around foreboding deserts. In the constructs(major cities) there is much but not from Arizona. It’s not natural, especially all the grass(the most useless planting done in at least this country)it doesn’t…

Per Tom and Kathy the Palm Springs windmill tour is my kinda place. Hiking non existent on this stop but it seems neato and I’m going. Starts out like any other drive in the area long hot and crowded. It was getting warmer as I was headed to Palm springs. Particularly the Palm Springs windmill…

On my way to campground near Carlsbad cheap and only bout an hour drive time when Tom texted me asking my plans I told him where I was camping. Turns out while he was having house redone he stayed in local hotel and was an ambassador. He called em got me a room and he…

Had a filthy BLM campground after the strangeness of Joshua Tree and Captain Loopy no hiking nothing really excluding bug. So what to do? How bout watch supper fun survival horror. Hills Have Eyes (original) The Cabin in the Woods, and oft forgotten but same premise Wrong Turn. Got to camp and while it’s lack…

Woke up it was pitch black and during the night another camper arrived in an actual vehicle so I wasn’t concerned that they would eat me à la the Hills Have Eyes. I like leaving early as that means I arrive the same. Giving me time to organize the day and relax. Problem with being…

Had a great morning at Telo but had to keep going south. South means heat and camping spot had little to offer including a lack of cool. It was late had to get journal updated and wanted it with comfort. Hotel cheap and had a bed. What more could I ask for? Gas nearby if…