And Now We Move On, Again

I’ll pause here a minute and give you all a recap of our Pre-retirement plan.  We have a 5 year mission to see all 50 states. We set criteria that defines what “seeing” a state is.  We can’t just drive through. We have to; first spend the night, second see at least one attraction, and then either eat local or visit with a local person about the area. We set our goals in 2019 while in Hawaii. By the end of 2020 we had seen 11 states.

We were able to do some side trips while in Houston and Galveston with family. Then we went on couple trips to New Mexico. And we managed a trip to Palo Duro Canyon before setting out for new territory.

Houston Botanical Gardens and a day in Galveston with our daughter and her husband

Junction City Park, Junction, Texas. It was a lovely, FREE place to park. It sweet, old school downtown area and a laundromat. We stayed an extra day to wash and walk around town.

New Mexico The Capulin Volcano is a dry cinder cone. but the views from the rim trail allow a panoramic of four states. Nala was only allowed in the parking lot not on the trails here and the wind hounded us the whole time. We did not get to do this little state park justice. Sugarite Canyon was a great hiking day. Nala was allowed and Maloya Lake was still frozen this time of year. The miners used it for ice in the old days. For me, It was the first time I have seen a whole lake frozen over. It was amazing, with the silent currents under the surface

We’re on the move again. And excited to share another year of adventure with y’all.

Thanks for checking.  Stop by when you can and see how many states we can add to the map this year.