Author Archives: Dancing 'Cross the Country

Over the Royal Gorge

Posted by Dancing 'Cross the Country Categories: Colorado

Despite very wet, cold and windy weather, we tried to do some sight seeing while in Colorado Springs. One of the "must do" places in the area is Royal Gorge, and the Royal Gorge Bridge that crosses the Arkansas River, near Canon City.The bridge is part...

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Two Unique RV Parks: NRA Whittington and Sand Dunes Swimming Pool

Posted by Dancing 'Cross the Country Categories: Colorado, New Mexico

Sometimes we stop at campgrounds for unusual reasons. Mostly we're looking for nice big sites, comfortable amenities, good views, a dog park, walking trails, water, interesting towns nearby, and all that. But I found two RV parks that piqued my interes...

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Playing at the Great Sand Dunes National Park

Posted by Dancing 'Cross the Country Categories: Colorado

What? A totally dog-friendly National Park? Amazing!Well, to be completely honest, dogs must be on a leash at all times. So you didn't see these pictures of Honey running around with a loose leash, did you? All the pictures you saw looked like this one...

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The Gathering of Nations: People at Their Best

Posted by Dancing 'Cross the Country Categories: New Mexico

My friend Robyn, who lives in Albuquerque, and I attended the Gathering of Nations, the largest powwow in North America. There were reportedly over 3,000 dancers and musicians present.The Grand EntranceA powwow is a gathering of Native or First Nation people from one or ...

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Blowing Glass in Santa Fe

Posted by Dancing 'Cross the Country Categories: New Mexico

Here in Santa Fe it's all about the arts. Galleries and museums seem to be on every corner, at least those corners where there isn't a restaurant or a government building. (Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico so all it's administrative functions are ...

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“Experiences vs. Things”

Posted by Dancing 'Cross the Country Categories: Uncategorized

This is one of the mantras of the full-timer. You'll often hear the guideline: For every item you buy, one item has to go. For very real, practical reasons living in an RV limits the amount of stuff you can have. But once you've let go of all the...

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Canyon de Chelly: Beauty in the Navajo Nation

Posted by Dancing 'Cross the Country Categories: Arizona, New Mexico

Beauty before me, with it I wander.Beauty behind me, with it I wander.Beauty below me, with it I wander.Beauty above me, with it I wander.Beauty all around me, with it I wander.On the beautiful trail I am.- 1906 translation of Navajo song by Washington...

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Four Geological POIs in Arizona

Posted by Dancing 'Cross the Country Categories: Arizona, New Mexico

We've been gradually traveling east through Arizona on I-40, stopping for a few days to a week at a time to see what there is to see along the way. Unlike the richly vegetated desert around Tucson and Phoenix, the territory in eastern AZ is a mon...

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Three Views of the Grand Canyon, Part Three: From on Top of a Mule

Posted by Dancing 'Cross the Country Categories: Arizona

I've always wanted to go down into the Canyon on a mule, but never imagined it would really happen. I had heard that reservations were required 13 months ahead of time, and we're just never sure of where we're going to be that far ahead. But I had also...

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Three Views of the Grand Canyon, Part Two: From the Sky

Posted by Dancing 'Cross the Country Categories: Arizona

We've found that seeing a place by getting as low as you can and as high as you can gives you a pretty comprehensive perspective of it. So here's the second way we saw the Grand Canyon: through the super-sized windows of one of Grand Canyon Airli...

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