by Al Christensen | May 1, 2023 | Camping Locations, New Mexico
THE CHEAP RV LIVING FAMILY has long sung the praises of the New Mexico State Parks annual pass. Where else can an non-resident camp with free water, trash, dump stations, and showers for as little as 61 cents a night? New Mexico residents: $180 New Mexico resident 62+...
by Al Christensen | Dec 3, 2022 | New Mexico, Photography
Passage — 20 September 2017 — Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081" data-ad-slot="8472325861" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true" style="display:block"...
by Al Christensen | Oct 8, 2022 | New Mexico, Photography
Camped on the edge of the prairie — 5 October 2022 — Near Carlsbad, New Mexico style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081" data-ad-slot="8472325861" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true" style="display:block"...
by Al Christensen | Sep 30, 2022 | Arizona, Boondocking, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
I GREW UP in the suburbs of Washington DC, surrounded by trees and greenery. When I was 16 my father retired from his government job and relocated us to Utah, where he and Mom had grown up and where most of our kin lived. Utah was not only a cultural shock to me, it...
by Al Christensen | Jul 17, 2022 | New Mexico, RV Living, Skoolies, Vans
style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081" data-ad-slot="8472325861" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true" OPPOSITE OF WHAT ONE MIGHT EXPECT, summer is the wet season in the desert Southwest. (Wait, deserts have a wet season? I...
by Al Christensen | Apr 16, 2022 | New Mexico, Photography
Morning Calm — 21 April 2014 — Sangre de Cristo Mountains style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081" data-ad-slot="8472325861" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081"...
by Judy Sterling | Feb 25, 2022 | New Mexico, Photography
Evening entertainment — November 2021 — Angel Peak recreation area, New...