We left Santa Rosa, New Mexico and headed for Colorao Springs, Colorado. Becky's mission was to see the place where she was born. Her dad was in the Air Force and scheduled to leave Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, CO, but was waiting for his third child (Becky) to be born. His leave was nearly over when she was finally born. The family had to hit the road so, at two days old she left her birth place. For many years she has wanted to return to see the place where she came into this world and this was her opportunity.
We arrived in Colorado Springs on June 6th and settled into the campground. We intended to only stay one week and then move on, but fell in love with both the place and weather so we decided to extend another week. Words can't express the beauty of this place, so I would advise each of you reading this blog to make a point to make it a family vacation spot if you can.
We were very fortunate to get a great site at the Air Force Academy campground. Our camper was snuggled beneath the large Ponderosa Pines on a fairly private spot. The weather for both weeks was great with only a couple of days of rain showers. No humidity at all which makes for much easier breathing. I think we both may have just found a summer home, but we'll have to travel more of the country to make sure there's not a better place.
After two weeks of seeing the sites, we left heading back towards Tennessee, but are in no hurry to get there. We both know the weather back home is going to be much hotter and the humidity a whole lot higher. Being the adults that we are, we realize we have responsibilities and need to make the journey home. :( It will be great to see the family again, but I know the open road will be calling us fairly soon.
We traveled through about half the state of Kansas and spent the night at a nice campground in Russell, KS, before heading south towards Oklahoma City, OK. We arrived at Tinker Air Force Base which is located just east of the city and have a very nice site over looking a small lake where a lot of folks fish. We toured the base and sourrounding area and took several pictures, mostly of the planes they have on static display. The Air Force Thunderbirds were here performing both Saturday and Sunday so I was able to get some great shots of them doing their stunts. Most of the time, they were flying right over our camper. It was great!!!! I just love being back on a military base!!
We will head out tomorrow morning for somewhere in Arkansas and will stay there for a couple of days. I want to try and get back on Little Rock AFB, because the Base Exchange has something I want to purchase. We stayed there on our way out west and enjoyed the campground so thought we'd go back through that area.
Well folks, I'll sign off for now and until we meet again on the blog it's On The Road With The Snow's
June 22, 2010
Getting books to St. Kitts
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Stop Five and Six
We left San Antonio heading for Abilene where we spent a couple of nights visiting with a special friend. Abilene is a nice size town and the traffic doesn't overwhelm you, but you swap the lack of traffic for heat. The temperature was 98 the first day and 100 the second. It reminded me of a warm tropical breeze, but without the ocean to jump in to cool off.
The highlight of Abilene was our visit with Pam. We really enjoyed talking and laughing and the time we got to spend with her. Put her father on your prayer lists, he is in the hospital with pneumonia. We love you Pam!
A couple told us about a place in Santa Rosa called the Blue Hole and said is we got a chance to take time to see it. That it was pretty interesting. So we thought if we have time we will check it out. On to Santa Rosa.
Our next stop was a stop over in Santa Rosa, New Mexico which is a very small town connected with the interstate. It too was hot and no ocean in sight. The themometer read a 100 degrees as we pulled into the campground. Once we settled into our camping spot we decided to see if we could find the Blue Hole. We saw the sign for it as we were coming into town and since it was only a mile down the road we would check it out. It is a big hole with sandstone walls, 80 feet deep and is feed with an underground stream at 3000 gallons a minute. The water temperature stays 61 degrees year round and the city allows you to swim if you dare. Someone will always dare.
It was only a mile down the road but without a sign showing us where to turn so we missed the turn. We continued down the road until we found ourselves at the end of the road where we had to decide to go right or straight. We started to turn right onto the interstate then suddenly decided to go straight hoping there would be somewhere to turn around." So, Dennis at the last minute pulled to the left and had to stop to let the cars that were right behind him pass, one being a policeman. Yep, he turned on his lights and requested to see his license, registration and proof of insurance. We were blessed with a warning and told to be more careful.
Now back to the Blue Hole. Divers are allowed to explore the Blue Hole but since they were going down and not coming back they put a net across the hole about 20 feet deep to keep them from going any deeper. It is a pretty amazing place. You can see by the picture that the water is crystal clear but at it gets deeper it takes on a beautiful rich blue thus giving it it's name.
We are now on our way to Colorado Springs and have traveled about 100 miles since leaving this morning. We have been fortunate enough to see georgous scenery along the miles and miles of mountains and land as far as the eye can see. There are antelopes, rattle snakes three so far this morning), fences and cross fences, cattle and windmills pumping water for them to drink. We saw a little house at the bottom of a hill and one of those old fashioned antennas at the top of the hill all by it's self with the wires feeding down the hill. Too funny. You do what you have to do.
Today we will reach Colorado Springs where we will spend a week while we venture off sightseeing. So once again, on the road with the Snow's.
The highlight of Abilene was our visit with Pam. We really enjoyed talking and laughing and the time we got to spend with her. Put her father on your prayer lists, he is in the hospital with pneumonia. We love you Pam!
A couple told us about a place in Santa Rosa called the Blue Hole and said is we got a chance to take time to see it. That it was pretty interesting. So we thought if we have time we will check it out. On to Santa Rosa.
Our next stop was a stop over in Santa Rosa, New Mexico which is a very small town connected with the interstate. It too was hot and no ocean in sight. The themometer read a 100 degrees as we pulled into the campground. Once we settled into our camping spot we decided to see if we could find the Blue Hole. We saw the sign for it as we were coming into town and since it was only a mile down the road we would check it out. It is a big hole with sandstone walls, 80 feet deep and is feed with an underground stream at 3000 gallons a minute. The water temperature stays 61 degrees year round and the city allows you to swim if you dare. Someone will always dare.
It was only a mile down the road but without a sign showing us where to turn so we missed the turn. We continued down the road until we found ourselves at the end of the road where we had to decide to go right or straight. We started to turn right onto the interstate then suddenly decided to go straight hoping there would be somewhere to turn around." So, Dennis at the last minute pulled to the left and had to stop to let the cars that were right behind him pass, one being a policeman. Yep, he turned on his lights and requested to see his license, registration and proof of insurance. We were blessed with a warning and told to be more careful.
Now back to the Blue Hole. Divers are allowed to explore the Blue Hole but since they were going down and not coming back they put a net across the hole about 20 feet deep to keep them from going any deeper. It is a pretty amazing place. You can see by the picture that the water is crystal clear but at it gets deeper it takes on a beautiful rich blue thus giving it it's name.
We are now on our way to Colorado Springs and have traveled about 100 miles since leaving this morning. We have been fortunate enough to see georgous scenery along the miles and miles of mountains and land as far as the eye can see. There are antelopes, rattle snakes three so far this morning), fences and cross fences, cattle and windmills pumping water for them to drink. We saw a little house at the bottom of a hill and one of those old fashioned antennas at the top of the hill all by it's self with the wires feeding down the hill. Too funny. You do what you have to do.
Today we will reach Colorado Springs where we will spend a week while we venture off sightseeing. So once again, on the road with the Snow's.
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