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From Clarendon Tx to Houston Tx we followed Hwy 287 to 45 S. .. This was the quicker route home with the problems we had with truck...
Friday, June 24, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Thoughts & Reviews.............
I thought I'd give my thoughts and reviews of some of the places we stayed and things we did..
Coyote Ranch Resort Rv Park
Wichita Falls Tx.
http://coyoteranchresort.com/
Although we where at this Rv Park after hours and really didn't get to meet with any employees of the park I did speak to them on the phone a couple of times. The people I spoke with were vary helpful. The web site was a good representation of the park.
The park driveways and rv spots are concrete and level. Everything is well lighted and easy to find. Although the park sits of the highway it was easy to find. I had to exit the highway and double back on the feeder to get to the park, but in the morning it was an easy access to the highway and northbound again.
All the amenities were first class. The bathrooms and showers were clean and family friendly. They have a swimming pool and a small water playground for kids. This would be a great place for an extended stay if you were in the Wichita Falls area.....
Santa Fe Koa
The Santa Fe Koa was par for most Koa's. No swimming pool. It had a play ground and a small game room but the only thing in the game room was a pool table. I would only recommend this park for a overnight stop if you had to stay in Santa Fe Nm. The spot we stayed in wasn't perfectly level but good enough for the overnight.
KOA Cortez Co.
This was one of the better KOA's. Vary helpful staff, nice and easy parking, level spots, and a heated pool. We only stayed here for one night it was vary comfortable and nice. I would recommend it and could stay there for extended periods of time if need be. We woke up in the morning with deer in our back yard..... Nice Park.
Mesa Verde
Cortez Co.
Mesa Verde was par for the course for National Parks. Nothing real fancy, but it is in a beautiful place. Lots of wildlife and a rumor of bears. Our campsite was semi level but easy in and out with camper and the restrooms where close by. We had to drive to the showers they were in the gift shop area. Everything was clean and nice. I enjoyed the stay vary much, the only way to see Mesa Verde.
Silverton Co.
The Rv Park we stayed in Silverton was an older Rv Park which had been recently reopened. I can't remember the name of it, but you can get the info about it by calling A & B Rv Park in Silverton they operate together.
There where major repairs being done while we stayed there. It was "Under Construction" you might say. That was fine with me, the park served it's purpose. That purpose was it's the only Rv Park in Silverton you have direct access to the trails and roads into the wilderness. You can drive your atv out of the park and directly onto the roads that lead into the Alpine Loop.
The owners and operators were vary nice and helpful. The camp sites were level and the restrooms and showers were freshly painted and always clean. This Park isn't a Coyote Ranch by no means but vary nice. No pool. Not much as far as other activities but we enjoyed the park all the same.... No frills but great service.
Capuline Rv
Capuline Nm.
Once again we only stayed here one night. The Rv park was easy to find and easy to get into and out of. The sites where level and the amenities clean. The only bad thing I have to say is each site shares electric service so if each needs 30 amp one rig has to use a 50 amp - 30 amp adapter. The Rv Park was nice enough to loan me one. (I'll be putting on in my rig)
The owners / operators were nice and helpful. This was the cheapest of the parks we stayed in but it would probably receive higher marks for cleanliness. Also the owners are Christians and there are Bible quotes around the park, and I liked that.
Really the only reason I can see going to Capulin Nm. would be to see the volcano, and I would suggest this park to someone if the planned to stay over night...
That's all the Rv Parks we stayed in on this trip. I think we were lucky, all the parks where nice and I would stay in all of them again if I needed to.
Coyote Ranch Resort Rv Park
Wichita Falls Tx.
http://coyoteranchresort.com/
Although we where at this Rv Park after hours and really didn't get to meet with any employees of the park I did speak to them on the phone a couple of times. The people I spoke with were vary helpful. The web site was a good representation of the park.
The park driveways and rv spots are concrete and level. Everything is well lighted and easy to find. Although the park sits of the highway it was easy to find. I had to exit the highway and double back on the feeder to get to the park, but in the morning it was an easy access to the highway and northbound again.
All the amenities were first class. The bathrooms and showers were clean and family friendly. They have a swimming pool and a small water playground for kids. This would be a great place for an extended stay if you were in the Wichita Falls area.....
Santa Fe Koa
The Santa Fe Koa was par for most Koa's. No swimming pool. It had a play ground and a small game room but the only thing in the game room was a pool table. I would only recommend this park for a overnight stop if you had to stay in Santa Fe Nm. The spot we stayed in wasn't perfectly level but good enough for the overnight.
KOA Cortez Co.
This was one of the better KOA's. Vary helpful staff, nice and easy parking, level spots, and a heated pool. We only stayed here for one night it was vary comfortable and nice. I would recommend it and could stay there for extended periods of time if need be. We woke up in the morning with deer in our back yard..... Nice Park.
Mesa Verde
Cortez Co.
Mesa Verde was par for the course for National Parks. Nothing real fancy, but it is in a beautiful place. Lots of wildlife and a rumor of bears. Our campsite was semi level but easy in and out with camper and the restrooms where close by. We had to drive to the showers they were in the gift shop area. Everything was clean and nice. I enjoyed the stay vary much, the only way to see Mesa Verde.
Silverton Co.
The Rv Park we stayed in Silverton was an older Rv Park which had been recently reopened. I can't remember the name of it, but you can get the info about it by calling A & B Rv Park in Silverton they operate together.
There where major repairs being done while we stayed there. It was "Under Construction" you might say. That was fine with me, the park served it's purpose. That purpose was it's the only Rv Park in Silverton you have direct access to the trails and roads into the wilderness. You can drive your atv out of the park and directly onto the roads that lead into the Alpine Loop.
The owners and operators were vary nice and helpful. The camp sites were level and the restrooms and showers were freshly painted and always clean. This Park isn't a Coyote Ranch by no means but vary nice. No pool. Not much as far as other activities but we enjoyed the park all the same.... No frills but great service.
Capuline Rv
Capuline Nm.
Once again we only stayed here one night. The Rv park was easy to find and easy to get into and out of. The sites where level and the amenities clean. The only bad thing I have to say is each site shares electric service so if each needs 30 amp one rig has to use a 50 amp - 30 amp adapter. The Rv Park was nice enough to loan me one. (I'll be putting on in my rig)
The owners / operators were nice and helpful. This was the cheapest of the parks we stayed in but it would probably receive higher marks for cleanliness. Also the owners are Christians and there are Bible quotes around the park, and I liked that.
Really the only reason I can see going to Capulin Nm. would be to see the volcano, and I would suggest this park to someone if the planned to stay over night...
That's all the Rv Parks we stayed in on this trip. I think we were lucky, all the parks where nice and I would stay in all of them again if I needed to.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Day 16.1
Well it's over............. We're home. We made it to Houston yesterday, I dropped my truck off at a dealership to have repairs done and Pasquale's mom picked him up from there. I hated to see it end and I asked Pasquale before he left if he wanted to load everything back up and go back or go home with his mom. He looked around a second and said let's go back....
We had as much fun as we could for as long as we could! Now it's time to start planning the next trip.
We had as much fun as we could for as long as we could! Now it's time to start planning the next trip.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Day 15.1
We have had a small change of plans...... Tomorrow we head home, but instead of taking our time and making it in two days I'm planning to driving straight through to Houston. I want to get to town a day earlier so I can get my truck in the shop and get the transmission fixed.
I've had the greatest time with Pasquale and hate to end things early but I have to get the truck to the shop. We've had a great trip and it's gone by WAY to fast...................
Today Tanya, Harm, Ranger, Pasquale, and I went to see the Cross's at Groom. An amazing place, The Stations of Christ encompass a VARY tall whit cross. I had Pasquale read each station and if he didn't understand I explain them to him. It was a moving thing to see what Christ went through....
I've had the greatest time with Pasquale and hate to end things early but I have to get the truck to the shop. We've had a great trip and it's gone by WAY to fast...................
Today Tanya, Harm, Ranger, Pasquale, and I went to see the Cross's at Groom. An amazing place, The Stations of Christ encompass a VARY tall whit cross. I had Pasquale read each station and if he didn't understand I explain them to him. It was a moving thing to see what Christ went through....
Day 14.1
Well it's 9am and I'm sitting in All Star Dodge in Amarillo. Big Mac my dodge pick-up is having some trouble..... Seems 2nd gear in the transmission doesn't want to work... But first I'll back up a couple days....
Day 12 Pasquale and I arrived at Palo Duro Canyon. We found out we had no cell service or enet service while in the canyon. We did have cell service on top of the canyon at the main gate but no enet. That explains why the blogs have been quite for a couple days.
After arriving at Palo Duro the first thing Pasquale said was, "IT'S HOT!!". "Let's go back to Silverton!" I have to admit I felt the same way. Knowing we couldn't and we were stuck in Texas we went ahead and set-up camp. After which we went and hid in the camper with the a/c cranked down to sub-zero...
We napped and read and watched movies till about 4:30pm when we headed out for a hike. Directly behind our campsite was a dry creek bed. We followed it to another dry creek bed which headed into a small canyon. We followed this creek/canyon aways looking for arrow heads. We didn't find any arrow heads but we found some cool rocks.... We finally went as far as we thought we needed to and than we decided to climb out of the canyon up almost to the top of a mesa.... it was awesome....
When we got back to camp we thought we'd head up to the main gate and make some phone calls BUT while preparing the camper for the drive up I locked the keys to the camper in the camper...... Long story short, I have AAA and called for roadside service BUT they only unlock cars not RV's although I have AAA RV Plus..... They put me in touch with a locksmith and he told me he'd come unlock the camper for $100 paid with credit card.
I told him to come on..... After he arrived and unlocked the camper I ask him if he gave a cash discount and he smiled and said ya.... $50 cash and he was gone..... It turned out he was from out of town, the company he works for had him staying in Amarillo covering the locksmith there so the regular locksmith could take the weekend off. It was $50 cash in his pocket....
We got everything unlocked and into the camper about 10:30pm just in time to shower and get some rest, long day..................
Sunday June 12 actully day 13 of our trip/adventure Pasquale and I did the Palo Duro State Park Jr Conseravtionalist Program. Didn't take him but a couple hours and he had it done. The differernce between the Texas program and Federal program is in Texas you have to buy the patch for $3...
We chilled in the camper during the heat of the day.... Waitting for my bestfriend and family to meet Payton and I at the Canyon to see the play Texas. We watched a movie and read a little till it was time to head to theater.
We had a great steak dinner from The Big Texan Steak House.... Pasquale can eat steak 8 days a week. AND a ton of peach cobbler!! The Play is a Musical and the biggest problem I had with it was the cowboys looked a little gay! BUT it was good and the kids enjoyed it.... Pasquale liked that Quanah Parker the Comanche Chief was in the play and the boys got to take a picture with him....
We've been here at Jade's & Tanya's a couple days and Pasquale's been playing with Harmin my God Son and they have hit it off great. Best of friends.....
Day 12 Pasquale and I arrived at Palo Duro Canyon. We found out we had no cell service or enet service while in the canyon. We did have cell service on top of the canyon at the main gate but no enet. That explains why the blogs have been quite for a couple days.
After arriving at Palo Duro the first thing Pasquale said was, "IT'S HOT!!". "Let's go back to Silverton!" I have to admit I felt the same way. Knowing we couldn't and we were stuck in Texas we went ahead and set-up camp. After which we went and hid in the camper with the a/c cranked down to sub-zero...
We napped and read and watched movies till about 4:30pm when we headed out for a hike. Directly behind our campsite was a dry creek bed. We followed it to another dry creek bed which headed into a small canyon. We followed this creek/canyon aways looking for arrow heads. We didn't find any arrow heads but we found some cool rocks.... We finally went as far as we thought we needed to and than we decided to climb out of the canyon up almost to the top of a mesa.... it was awesome....
When we got back to camp we thought we'd head up to the main gate and make some phone calls BUT while preparing the camper for the drive up I locked the keys to the camper in the camper...... Long story short, I have AAA and called for roadside service BUT they only unlock cars not RV's although I have AAA RV Plus..... They put me in touch with a locksmith and he told me he'd come unlock the camper for $100 paid with credit card.
I told him to come on..... After he arrived and unlocked the camper I ask him if he gave a cash discount and he smiled and said ya.... $50 cash and he was gone..... It turned out he was from out of town, the company he works for had him staying in Amarillo covering the locksmith there so the regular locksmith could take the weekend off. It was $50 cash in his pocket....
We got everything unlocked and into the camper about 10:30pm just in time to shower and get some rest, long day..................
Sunday June 12 actully day 13 of our trip/adventure Pasquale and I did the Palo Duro State Park Jr Conseravtionalist Program. Didn't take him but a couple hours and he had it done. The differernce between the Texas program and Federal program is in Texas you have to buy the patch for $3...
We chilled in the camper during the heat of the day.... Waitting for my bestfriend and family to meet Payton and I at the Canyon to see the play Texas. We watched a movie and read a little till it was time to head to theater.
We had a great steak dinner from The Big Texan Steak House.... Pasquale can eat steak 8 days a week. AND a ton of peach cobbler!! The Play is a Musical and the biggest problem I had with it was the cowboys looked a little gay! BUT it was good and the kids enjoyed it.... Pasquale liked that Quanah Parker the Comanche Chief was in the play and the boys got to take a picture with him....
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