It was a three day two night drive from Tribune to Tucson, or that’s at least how we broke up the 856 mile trek.
We drove county (as in NARROW 2 lane roads) from Tribune all the way into Texas where we were finally able to get on a 4 lane highway and it seemed like we had hit gold. We also got to see this giant cowboy when we got on said road… a huge (literally) hit with the boys. It was on this road driving into New Mexico for the night that we saw our first road runner! To anyone who has never seen a road runner they do not have emu like legs as seen on Looney Tunes. They in fact stand on much shorter legs and scuttle around here and there. We’ve seen quite a few at the camp ground now, very fun to bird to watch!
That first night we stayed in Tucumcari (two-come-carry) New Mexico right off historic Route 66. We were only there one night but the Blaze-in-Sadle RV park had everything we needed with an added bonus: a field of cattle to watch during breakfast! We de-winterized here aka put water back into the camper. We had blown air through our lines so they wouldn’t burst/crack while the camper was stored during our holiday times staying with family and friends.
After Tucumcari we set sail to Las Cruses, New Mexico where we stayed for another night. This is where Chase found the gash in our tire that we got fixed the next morning before going to Tucson.
And one last fun factoid… if you are ever driving along in a desert and think to yourself…did I just see an orchard… can there be orchards in the desert… what kind of on orchard could that have been…. most likely it was a pistachio orchard!
Campground Review:
Blaze-in-Saddle RV Park
Tucumcari, NM
$30
Details: full hook ups, no play ground, horse corrals if you need those 😜
Hacienda RV Resort
Las Cruses, NM
$61
Full hook ups, exercise facility, so many amenities that we just didn’t use. But it did allow children…. a pretty key must have for us. Many parks down south like this are for seniors and do not allow kids to stay😬