We left Chandler, OK and Oak Glen RV Park around 10:30. Took early morning time to wash both truck and trailer and did they ever need it.
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| Oak Glen RV Park-notice the red Oklahoma dirt |
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| Our spot at Oak Glenn |
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| Lunch stop along I 40 |
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| Lunch stop along I 40 |
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| Flat- as far as you can see |
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| Windmills- off in the distance |
In Oklahoma, the dirt was red. The farms/farmlands immense. The farther west we went, it seemed the bigger the farms got.
Wind farms started appearing.
We passed Erick, OK - the Home of Roger Miller (King of the Road)
At 15:04 we entered Texas. And another terrain change. We went from flat to small hills, sage brush and washouts. Then we hit the farming country. Flat - with wind farms that extended for miles and miles and miles. And cotton fields - the view of which disappeared in the far horizon. Unbelievable. I still cannot get over how flat it is. At about 16:50 we arrived at AOK RV Park. This is an honor system park- no one there running the place. They also had no WiFi. But what they did have were basically flat sites with 30 amp electricity and water and for $12.50 a night one cannot complain. Interesting observation as we got there, all of a sudden heard this noise, looked up at the belly of a SouthWest Airlines jet coming in for a landing. I swear I could have touched it, it was so low. It was then that I realized that not only were we just off I 40, adjacent to a railroad, but also on flight path for the Amarillo airport. Guess cheap comes with a price. Fortunately for us the flight paths must have changed because of the wind, because the SW jet was the first and the last we heard.
Day 6 total miles traveled 301; 2161 trip miles total.
Day began with us leaving AOK RV Park around 9:00, but not after talking with our neighbors, a couple from Iowa, and like us, recently retired. And also like us, their gps took them to the left at off ramp instead of to the right. And also like us, were headed to Albuquerque and then on to Arizona. I told them where we were staying - they had not yet committed to a place, so left Enchanted Trails open as an option. Our first stop after getting back on I 40 was a quick stop for gas and then we were on our way. Amarillo is FLAT land. Flat for as far as you can see in any direction. Don't know for the life of me how we can call people from Ma & Ct flatlands. Texas is flat. Ct & Ma at east have rolling hills. Texas is FLAT. Period. For as far as you can see. In any direction. One thing we noticed pretty regularly now were windmills. At one point they were part of the landscape for almost 30 miles. There would be a break for 20-30 miles and then you'd start seeing them again. Hundreds of them. Maybe even thousands. Maybe I am exaggerating, but probably not. Crops - still seeing cotton. The other thing we started seeing a lot of were cattle. At one point, in Wilderado, we saw what appeared to be holding pens with thousands of cattle/cows. Then we saw the sign - Wilderado Quality Beef and decided not to think about it any more.
Around 10:40 we entered New Mexico and Mountain Time Zone.
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| Welcome to New Mexico |
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| Welcome to New Mexico |
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| Welcome to New Mexico |
About 12:30 we took a break for lunch and pulled off in / near Newark / Cuervo. Interesting stop.
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| Lunch stop off RT 66 |
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| Our lunch stop along RT 66 |
About 3:00 pm we arrived in Albuquerque. First stop was a Walmart off Central Ave. to get supplies, food, supper ingredients.
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| WalMart Parking Lot with Sandia Mtns in Background |
Then it was on to Enchanted Trails RV Park. Traveling on I 40 we crossed I 25 and continued west for another 10 miles to a point that looked down on the valley where Albuquerque is located. Impressive view. We arrived at the park to discover that it was directly next door to Camping World location. Mary said the only thing that I needed now was a Bass Pro Shops on the other side. We got a super friendly greeting and welcome as we made arrangements to stay for 4 nights. Found out during conversation that this place and the Camping World next door is the staging area for the Airstream Club(WBCCI) for the Balloon Fiesta. They line up 200 airstreams here and bring them in 25 at a time to the Balloon Fiesta grounds, which is located on I 25 north. We have signed up for this next year. Do hope a spot opens up for us. Sounds like it could be a great time.
We got spot E 10
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| E 10 at Enchanted Trails RV Park |
We no sooner got settled in to our spot and a cold beer opened when we had a visit from our neighbors, Ronnie and Pat Broam. When we asked them where they were from they replied that they were full timers and had been for the past 22 years. Originally from El Paso, TX, Ronnie had retired from Continental Airlines and had had a job that allowed him to "switch" locations. Thus the full timing. They gave us some very useful info on Deming, Benson, Escapee Park Saguaro. After they left, we enjoyed a cocktail and then cooked a couple of steaks outside( I hope they didn't come from Wilderado). In between I spoke to Jim on the phone and Mary exchanged texts with Michael. After doing dishes and reading for a bit, called it a night around 8:45(which was really 9:45 from days start or 10:45 from 3 days ago). Tomorrow will be spent catching up: Reserving spot at Coles Creek Campground thru Reserve America for BassMaster Elite Series Tournament at Waddington next Jul/Aug. Also getting blog up to date, downloading/uploading pics to Picassa Web Albums. And looking at what money we've spent so far.
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