In October while in the Lake Powell Area we explored the Paria (pronounced like Maria) River Road looking for the Paria Ghost Town located in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. We never found the “Ghost Town” that was abandoned in 1929. We were so surprised by the colors along this dirt road...they ranged from muted tan to vibrant orange and reds arranged in beautiful layers. The area kept our interest for many hours! https://youtu.be/rTCBm8w7FuA
Now that we are back in Richmond, with high speed internet, I was able to complete the Big Bend National Park video.We are now back in Richmond, taking care of details and packing for the sale of our condo. We arrived to snow and today freezing rain and ice! We will keep you updated and hopefully will have some adventures while in Richmond!Enjoy our adventure!https://youtu.be/gUq3pOnfJCM
After 3 days on the road we finally arrived at Big Bend. The final 30 miles were very hairy, no map showed us that there was an 18% grade on the route from Presidio to Lajitas! The Tundra got us up the grade with the Airstream but it is nothing we would want to do again! We stayed in Terlingua in the heart of the desert at Road Runner Travelers, a new RV campground. Our first full day we drove the Maverick Road, a dirt road that took us to Santa Elena Canyon that had a hike up…
The Wind Caves are in the Carrizo Badlands on the far east side of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. To access this area you travel on Fish Creek Road, a sand/rock passage about 4 miles. Wind caves are sandstone formations with wind-eroded pockets! There is a hike to the wind caves, one that is well hidden and it took a few hours to find it! We had to fly the drone to understand how to get to the trail! Needless to say, it was too late to start the hike but we saw the caves from the air and the…