Heading East

We last left off having our family time and we have a month out on the road. We headed south to pick up our 5th wheel that was getting worked on in Southern California. Once again we stayed at our favorite place in Southern California at Newport Dunes RV. We only stayed one night and continued our travels east. Our next stop is at a HH along Churiaco Summit. We visited the General Patton museum

General Patton Museum

This is a fascinating little WWI and WWII museum that is located at the entrance of Camp Young which was a Desert Training Center of World War II. Camp Young was headquarters for General Patton’s 3rd Armored Division to prepare troops to battle North Africa to fight the Nazis.

The grounds around the museum has a lot of millitary vehicles to get close to and admire. The museum has a wealth of information inside. Tickets are only $18 and I easily spent a couple of hours inside.

From Chiriaco Summit, we traveled to Phoenix, AZ to visit with fellow RV friends. Then onto Benson, AZ where we stayed at Butterfield RV resort.

Butterfield RV resort

This is a lovely little RV park with its on university quality observatory. We only stayed for 1 night since we were just passing through.

This is the largest recycled roadrunner statue. It is located right off the 10 freeway in Las Cruces in New Mexico.

We didn’t visit during this trip, but in the past we have gone to Alamogordo New Mexico and we stayed at the KOA. This was a very cool visit .

Alamagordo

Where to stay?

We stayed at the Alamogordo/White Sands KOA Journey

This was a perfect stop to visit all three locations in this area. You can rent a sled to go sledding down the dunes from the campground. If you think you are too old, just remember your childhood of sledding down the snowy mountains, but this time it is in sand.

White Sands National Park is like no other park. It is one of the world’s greatest natural wonders with the glistening white sand dunes. with 275 square miles of desert of gypsum sand. If you have the time after sledding down the dunes, stay for the spectacular sunsets. You won’t be disappointed!

The park was amazing! You truly feel like you’re in snow but it is sand.

McGinn’s Pistachioland Home of the worlds Largest Pistachio

Along the route, we stopped in Alamagordo New Mexico. If you love pistachios, you have to stop. They have at least 13 different flavored pistachios that you can sample before you decide which size bag to purchase and snack on during your travels. The “Worlds Tallest Pistachio” is a registered trademark in New Mexico.

I have taken the farm tour, which was enlightening. They offer wine tasting as well which I have enjoyed and purchased a bottle to enjoy. They always have long lines for ice cream as well.

It is a great stop to stretch your feet.

Museum of Space History

This was a very cool visit. I spent half a day here. It is a Museum and planetarium with displays related to space flight.

Roswell New Mexico

Are you an alien enthusiast? Well if you have followed us, you know that one of us is a ghost and alien enthusiast.

We were in Roswell last year, we stayed at a little RV park that holds about 10 rigs called the Red Barn RV Park. It was a perfect location to go into town and get your fill of aliens.

The park had such a unique style to it. There was a wild chicken that adopted the park, We saw this alien spying on us during our lunch. And our Jessie loved watching everything around. It was so relaxing!

Around Roswell

We did virtual reality in Roswell which was ok. I did the space crash while my husband did the Apollo 11 mission. It was cool to experience virtual reality for the first time but I don’t think I need to do it again. For more information https://spaceportroswellnm.com/

I also did the Roswell UFO Tour https://roswellufotour.com/. The tour takes you in the footsteps of the civilians who first touched and reported on the alien debris debris I’m not sure what I was expecting but I was disappointed. Most of the tour was places that no longer exist. You do get to see the houses that pivotal people lived in during that time. I was on the tour alone with the tour guide who was very knowledgeable and answered all of my questions.

The International UFO museum and research center

This museum has all things relatated to the 1947 incident known as the Roswell incident. It has all audio, newspapers, interviews, personal accounts of what happened when an alleged UFO crashed in the hills outside of Roswell New Mexico. The museum covers other phenonenom as well. The museum was very well done and this was by far my favorite thing in Roswell.

Are you aliened out?

I went to visit the historic house of James Phelps White House in Roswell. The house was built between 1910-1912. In 1978 it was place on the National Registry of Historical Places. This is a nice little home to visit with a lot of history.

Stayed tuned as we continue our travel to Ohio and we split up for a few days.