Who`s going camping for the holidays?

[crash]

Getting ready to start the packing for the Holiday trip.Will load the golfcart this weekend and load the wood.Make sure both propane bottles are filled and the gas tank for the generator (just in case we need it )We leave the 26th for Myrtle Beach SC til Jan 5 This should be the last trip til Easter week when we start back up camping.

[byrdr1]

enjoy,
myrtle is pretty neat around the holiday's.
randy

[Desert185]

We left the Reno area yesterday just before the big storm impacts the area. First night in Beatty, NV on the way to Houston for Christmas and New Year, then various destinations on the way back visiting friends and sightseeing for another five weeks.

Enjoy your stay in Myrtle Beach.

[notanlines]

Just last Sunday Brenda and I rolled the Harley up the ramp and tied her down for the trip south. We'll load the remainder of our "stuff" this coming Sunday and be ready to roll. Christmas decorations will come down late the 25th and the rig will head to New Orleans for a few days and then on to Okeechobee for three months.

[Javi]

Christmas with the family (grandkids) and then on to Goose Island State Park until after New Year's Day..

[GaryWT]

Sounds great, have fun. We are not at a place that we could do that yet but some day I can see us heading south and dewinterizing for a week or so. Enjoy.

[geo]

We plan to leave Jan. 2nd or 3rd and head to Santa Fe then on to Pagosa Springs.

Ron

[Andymon]

We hope to spend about 5 days at Brookings, Oregon.

[thewhitehat]

Too cold! Trailer in mothballs. See you in the spring.

[BOWWOW]

After finishing a few mods on the 5er and completing a kitchen remodel in the sticks and bricks we are to leave for Costa Rica for 10 weeks.

[notanlines]

Bowwow, I suppose you know you haven't made any friends after that last post..... On a more serious note, how about a short outline of your plans on getting there. We have been to Costa Rica many times, always flown into Liberia and traveled in the Tamarindo area the last couple of times. We would love to travel with you. We are seriously jealous as all get out. Ticos are the friendliest people ever!

[bsmith0404]

Not really a holiday trip, but we are making a camping trip out of our move to NM. 1 night in Joplin, 1 night in Elk City, and 1 night in Tucumcari before arriving in Las Cruces. We leave next week.

[Desert185]

Las Cruces, eh? My son tells me La Posta has excellent Mexican food. We'll be there in a couple of days for an overnite and are planning to try it.

[gearhead]

Originally Posted by geo

We plan to leave Jan. 2nd or 3rd and head to Santa Fe then on to Pagosa Springs.

Ron

geo: where you staying in Santé Fe and Pagosa? We are way overdue for a visit. We stayed somewhere east of pagosa years ago. Also slept in a tent up by Williams Creek reservoir many times when elk hunting. Got snowed in once and thought we would never get out.

[theeyres]

We're leaving the 24th for Anza-Borrego State Park in CA. We'll be there for two weeks. It's the biggest and best park in CA--in the middle of the Mojave Desert. Great hikes down in the slot canyons or up in the mountains with the Big Horn Sheep. And the warmest weather around.

[bsmith0404]

Originally Posted by Desert185

Las Cruces, eh? My son tells me La Posta has excellent Mexican food. We'll be there in a couple of days for an overnite and are planning to try it.

They do have good food. Bring your appetite, the servings are huge. Not as big as the 72 oz steak in Amarillo

[Desert185]

Originally Posted by bsmith0404

They do have good food. Bring your appetite, the servings are huge. Not as big as the 72 oz steak in Amarillo

I won't be trying that on for size. I already know I'm not worthy.

[geo]

Originally Posted by gearhead

geo: where you staying in Santé Fe and Pagosa? We are way overdue for a visit. We stayed somewhere east of pagosa years ago. Also slept in a tent up by Williams Creek reservoir many times when elk hunting. Got snowed in once and thought we would never get out.

Gearhead -

We will be staying at the Trailer Ranch RV on Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe. It's close in and right on the direct bus line to the Square. They have some pull-thru spots near the front and are not that busy during winter. We will probably stay about a week.

Getting to Santa Fe is a different matter. Short daylight hours this time of year. Instead of the beating, er drive, from DFW to Amarillo in one day, we will take two. Plan to stay at the Cotton Gin RV in Goodlett, TX outside of Vernon. Looks like a neat RV park. Then on to Amarillo, Tucumcari, and then Santa Fe.

Pagosa Springs is a whole different matter. There are several nice RV parks around Pagosa, but only two are open during the winter - Happy Camper and The Last Resort. Of the two, The Last Resort is the smaller but the best. However, The Last Resort is located on the highway to Chama down in the valley of the Blanco River. Beautiful area but if there is a big dump of snow, might be harder to get out. Also, the mountains limit cell and MiFi service. If it were summer, this would be where we would stay. Instead, we are booked at Happy Camper. Happy Camper is about 8 miles west of the newer part of Pagosa Springs on the road to Durango. It's basically a gravel lot in a wide valley setting. Yes, it could get a dump of snow, and yes, it is not as protected from winds. But for our purpose, skiing at Wolf Creek, it is the better choice. Besides, it's on the road to Durango where we have some friends to visit!

Yes, our SOB is as well insulated in the underbelly as I made our Alpine, and much better insulated in the walls and ceilings. Last year we spent 6 days below freezing with the coldest temperature reaching 12F (-11C). No pipes froze, underbelly temperature never fell below 49F, all warm and cozy inside, burned about 40 pounds of propane a week supplemented with electric heaters. I realize most full-time RVers are snowbirds, and at some time in the future, we might be too.

Ron

[bsmith0404]

I can't remember the name of it right now, but there is a Japanese Spa in the hills just outside of town in Santa Fe, great place to go for a very relaxing day! Massage, hot tub soak.....spend a couple hours there and nothing else will matter.

[geo]

Originally Posted by bsmith0404

I can't remember the name of it right now, but there is a Japanese Spa in the hills just outside of town in Santa Fe, great place to go for a very relaxing day! Massage, hot tub soak.....spend a couple hours there and nothing else will matter.

Oh! That's right!!! And age has taken the name away from me too. But I know the place you mention. Now I'll have to tackle Google search to remind me! More later.

Ron

On edit:
Ten Thousand Waves! On the road up to the ski area!!!!

Ron