I’ve never been too crazy about Oklahoma, but we arrived for one night in Oklahoma City (OKC), and what an impressive city! Barry discovered a Full Moon Bike Ride that was happening the night we had a travel stop in OKC. We thought it would be cool to do the bike ride, and it would… Continue reading Oklahoma City and A Full Moon Bike Ride
Category: Recreation/Sightseeing
Cadillac Ranch – WTH?
We were in Amarillo, Tx just for an overnight travel stop. Barry had heard of “Cadillac Ranch” and wanted to go check it out since we were fairly close to it. It is located just off of I-40 at exit 60, and is in a giant field. You park along the frontage road and walk… Continue reading Cadillac Ranch – WTH?
Making New Friends at Roswell, NM
When Barry began planning our big trip, Abby sent us a couple of books for Christmas to possibly aid us in what to see. The Ultimate Guide to the Roswell UFO Crash, by Noe Torres was intriguing. Barry really enjoyed reading about Roswell of 1947. Back then Roswell was hardly on the map. Those living… Continue reading Making New Friends at Roswell, NM
New Mexico Space History Museum -Alamogordo, NM
While in Alamogordo, New Mexico, we decided to check out the New Mexico Space History Museum. For $13 each we had admission to the five-level museum, plus a planetarium show and a large screen video of “Apollo 11″ (in a separate building and parking lot below the main museum lot.) Be aware the films available… Continue reading New Mexico Space History Museum -Alamogordo, NM
White Sands National Park
President Herbert Hoover established White Sands National Monument on January 18, 1933. Every year over 400,000 people from all over the world visit these awesome gypsum dunes! White Sands National Park did not disappoint. The vastness of this fine white gypsum sand that comprises these dunes is incredible. I loved the contrast of the dark… Continue reading White Sands National Park
Checking out Balboa Park
While in the San Diego area, we decided it was time to check out Balboa Park. So on the morning of June 23 (my parents’ anniversary), we loaded up our bikes along with a picnic lunch. Balboa park is a 1200-acre historic urban, cultural park that includes the San Diego Zoo. Our plan was to… Continue reading Checking out Balboa Park
Silver Strand State Beach 2022
Since we have to be out of Pio Pico Thousand Trails for a week after staying for three weeks, we went for three nights at the Chula Vista Elks, and then to our local “vacation spot” – Silver Strand State Beach for four nights. We arrived May 30 and departed June 3. While not far, it… Continue reading Silver Strand State Beach 2022
Our Retirement Mindset
Retirement can be tough for some, but Barry and I are thriving in ours! We love our pickleball addiction to stay physically active. I would usually play twice a day. We got in as much quality play as we could throughout March and April by inviting several players from outside CVR to play with us… Continue reading Our Retirement Mindset
A Day on the Water With Friends!
Bob and Kelly Robinson invited us to go out on Bob’s Bass boat just to enjoy a beautiful day on the water before we all leave Yuma the first week of May. I LOVE being out on the water! (No whales, Eric. LOL) We began and ended the day at the Martinez Lake boat launch.… Continue reading A Day on the Water With Friends!
Can-Am Pickleball
With the return of the Canadians to CVR this year, so came the return of the Can-Am Paddle Battle! Woohoo! 40 USA picklers, and 40 Canadian picklers. The Canadians wore their red and white proudly while the Americans did the same in their (red/white) and BLUE. The Canadians sang their National Anthem, and then we… Continue reading Can-Am Pickleball