Riverwalk San Antonio Thursday April 29th

The San Antonio Riverwalk is amazing. We took a boat ride along the Riverwalk and then enjoyed a great lunch overlooking the river. There are over 100 restrauants to choose from and we found one that had great food and views. We ended up spending the whole day in San Antonio.

Alamo San Antonio TX Thursday April 29th

Spent the day in San Antonio TX which is about 65 miles from Lockhart. Pictured here is the Alamo. This is a Texas State Historical Landmark and considered a shrine. Not allowed to take pictures inside but the names of all who died in the battle at the Alamo are listed there.

Davy Crockett was one of those who gave their life defending the Alamo.

Eating in Kreuz Wed April 28th

Nothing fancy here, you eat off of butcher block paper and plastic spoons. The food and the smell of the smokers was great and of course the beer was cold.

Bar B Q in Lockhart TX Wed April 28th

Lockhart is known for its bar b que and Kreuz is one of 4 famous locations in Lockhart. People come from all over the world to enjoy fare here. Pictured here is Yvone and I and my cousin Jack who lives in Lockhart. Before we leave Lockhart and head east we will certainly try one of the other bar b que joints in town.

Lockhart State Park Wednesday April 28th

Arrived in Lockhart TX around 2:00 on Tuesday April 28th. Easy drive from Fort Clark (187 miles). We are trying not to travel more than 250 miles per day when on the road. My cousin Jack and his wife Elfriede had us over for dinner that evening. Ivan and Randi joined us as well. Wednesday was a down day, which means we didn't do anything, except have lunch at one of the local Bar B Q joints in town. Lockhard is the Bar B Q capital of Texas. In the evening we hosted a Wiens Wine Tasting with some of the folks in the campground. New converts to Wiens wine.

Fort Clark Monday April 26th

Spent monday night April 26th at Fort Clark in Brackenville TX. This picture was taken at dusk in front of our Motorhome. We counted over 15 deer and even saw a turkey passing through.

Langtry TX Monday April 26th

Spent the night at Marathon RV Park after visiting Fort Davis. On our way to Fort Clark RV Park in Brackenville TX we passed through Langtry TX. Langtry is famous for Judge Roy Bean the onlyLaw West of the Pecos. The building you see is the original building from the 1870's. After Langtry we traveled over the Pecos River through Del Rio TX into Breackenville for the night. Fort Clark was built in 1852 and has many of its original building still standing. The fort is now a private community, but the RV park is open to the public.

Additional Pictures of Fort David Sunday April 25th

These were the officers quarters at Fort Smith. There are about 20 structures still standing on the fort site. This is a National Historic Site and the park service did a great job keeping many of the buildings in such great shape. Two of the buildings pictured here are decorated in period furniture and artifacts. We spent about 2 hours touring the fort before heading east for the night.

Fort David Sunday April 25th

Left Carlsbad NM this morning and traveled 161 miles to Fort Davis Texas. This is off the beaten path and we traveled through some great country on the way. This fort was first established in 1852 to protect travel on the Butterfield Stage route from San Antonio TX to El Paso TX. It is one of the best preserved forts in the southwest.

Carlsbads NP #2

Another amazing view we encountered on our underground tour.

High winds in Carlsbad again today. Looks like we will have to spend a 3rd night here to avoid driving to Fort Davis Texas in 40 to 60 mile winds. We will head out on Sunday morning as the winds are supposed to end Saturday evening.

Its not fun driving a motorhome in high wind conditions.

Carlsbad NP #1

Spent Friday 4/23 visiting Carlsbad Caverns National Park. This place is amazing and our pictures do not capture the true feeling of being there. You travel by elevator 750 underground and there tour the caverns. We spend 3 1/2 hours walking around underground and the sights were unbelievably.

Visit to Guadalupe National Park

Left Las Cruces New Mexico Thursday morning 4/22 and traveled through the Guadalupe National Park on our way to Carlsbad New Mexico. Spent about 1 hour touring the visitor center and taking in some of the sights. This part of New Mexico is sparely populated and not much to see so the views around Guadalupe NP was a nice change. We started to get some high winds as we left the park for Carlsbad, 46 miles to the east. Arrived in Carlsbad RV Park around 1PM and make a quick trip to Wal-Mart for somen supplies.

White Sands National Monument New Mexico

Spent the day touring

White Sands National

Monument. We were

60 miles north of Las Cruces

New Mexico where we are camped.

Walking White Sands

Discribing what we exsperienced would
not do justice to this unbelievable place.
What I can say is that it is truly one of God's
many wonders.

New Mexico

Arrived in Las Cruces this afternoon around 2:30. Visited the historic area called Old Mesilla the original town circa 1800. Also did some wine tasting at Heart of the Desert Winery. Not too impressed with the wines.

We will spend 2 nights here then off to Carlsbad New Mexico. Tomorrow we will spend the day sightseeing around Las Cruces.

Big Noise Kate's in Tombstone Az

After a few beers at Big Noise Kate's this is what happens.

OK Corral Tombstone AZ

Arrived in Tombstone around 1pm, set up camp and then spent the afternoon sightseeing around town. The RV park is right in town.

Camping Paradise Casino Yuma

Made it you Yuma Arizona and spent the night camped at the Paradise Casino. The nice thing about casino camping is its free. We head out first thing in the morning for Tombstone.

On Our Way

Well, our trip begins. We are a day late due to mechical problems with our neighbors rig, but we hitched up and left Hemet at 12:30 on Saturday April 17th. Our first stop will be Yuma for one night then on to Tombstone Arizona. We also didn't realize how much work it is to close up your home for 4 to 5 months. Many things to take care of but with our great neighbors looking after everthing while we are gone it made things easier. Anyway here we go.

Curt & Yvonne's

Curt getting ready for the Road Trip!

I must give credit to Ivan, for without him this blog never would have happened.