Bruce and Cindy's Travels

Bruce and Cindy's Travels
Follow us as we travel around the county in our 5th wheel

Monday, April 10, 2017

March 30, 2017

Just a quick update. We were finally able to leave Albuquerque on Monday, March 27.  Some awful windy days kept us there for longer than we planned. Monday night in a campground in Tucumcari, NM. Terrible winds & rain predicted on Tuesday and an intermittent trailer brake problem, so only drove as far as Amarillo Tx. Rain and wind and cold until today. Bruce worked on the wiring today, fingers crossed problem is fixed now!! Now, off to the RV museum (it's at an rv dealership so you know we have to look at new 5th wheels too

This trip to the rv museum was a fun afternoon!  Lot of old restored campers, some cars and motorcycles too!  They have the camper used in Robin William's movie, RV!  We didn't take the camera, but here's a link:  http://www.rvmuseum.net/
March 21, 2017

Checked in to the Route 66 Casino RV Resort in Albuquerque, NM.  Nice brand new park close to town.  Visited old town again and took time to do some errands and chores and plan our next outing.

March 24, 2017

Sandia Peak Ski & Tramway!!  Finally in this area when the tram wasn't closed for spring maintenance!  The tram ride takes you 2.7 miles from start to finish with a vertical rise of 3,800 feet and at 13.6 mph ending at an altitude of 10,378 feet.  It was an absolutely beautiful ride with awesome views from the top, although it was a little windy!

Getting ready for the ride!















 
Employees get the BEST spots!!!  I kind of want to work there!
 
 
March 18, 2017

After out day on the mountain, beautiful sunset back at camp!

 
March 18, 2017
After leaving Page Arizona and making a 1 night stop in Winslow, we arrived at Sky City Casino campground on March 16.  What we did we do on St. Patrick's Day?…  I am not allowed to drink at the elevation we are camped at, so we might as well throw snowballs into a volcano! So off we went to visit the summit of Bandera Volcano and ice caves near Grant NM. After about a 45 min drive from camp and an hour hike to the summit at 8036 ft. we had a snow ball fight in 70+ degree weather!  We saw the ice cave, it stays at a constant 31 degrees all year round! Also saw what is believed to be the oldest tree in NM, an estimated 700+ years old. Cinder and spatter cone formations and many sink holes that are created when lava tubes collapse were also seen on our hike to the ice cave and volcano.

An overhead image from google.

Almost there!




Ice cave.