Travel days thru Texas and New Mexico

So when we're not painting the town or catching gators, we have pretty basic travel days.  We start by about how many miles west we want to go, then try to find a state or national park to stay at.  Don't get me wrong, I love those KOA's for their familiar facilities, but we have come to find that some of the most beautiful stops have been at state parks.  Here are some memories from our travel days thru Texas, New Mexico and on to Arizona...

Lake Colorado City State Park, Texas.  Great pull thru, but too many stickers for the dogs when they walked :(

On the phone again, catching up with mom

Yes, Ron uses head gear to BBQ, among other things

Meteor Crater Museum near Odessa, TX

This is a spider grass pile up that grew throughout the day.  In the morning, it was a little swirl of these grass seed/weeds and by the afternoon it was almost 6 feet high! 

Black bear at the Living Desert Zoo in Carlsbad New Mexico

Finally saw elk!

Another beautiful sunset at the Circle B Campground in Ruidoso, NM

National Radio Astronomy Observatory VLA  telescope

Caught some weather, snow flurries in Datil, NM

Rest along the road in Arizona

The long, long highway 60, headed to Apache Junction

Now we feel like we're in Arizona, Saguaros standing tall to greet us