We left Gardnerville on a Tuesday the 7th of April, heading for Pahrump. Right away we thought something was wrong with our truck or trailor because the rig seemed so unstable. It didn't take long to decide the problem was the high winds we had that day..... and for several more days after. By the time we got to Tonopah we had to fuel up. Usually we can make it to Pahrump on a single tank of fuel but with the winds our mileage dropped to a little over seven miles per gallon. NOT GOOD. We found a wide spot next to the road at Scottys Junction to spend the night. On Wednesday we finished the run to Pahrump. We spent two days there swimming, hot tubing and seeing some of the l
ocal color. From there we went to Kingman, Arizona where we visited a "Route 66" Museum and a museum featuring Andy Devine. ... A local boy made famous in the movies. The route 66 museum was interesting because it showed the importance of that highway in the migration of farmers from the Midwest to California during the big droughts . Did you know only eight percent of these immigrants actually stayed in California? The rest eventually returned home to the Midwest. The museum showed how these immigrants would make camp near water every night and make do with whatever they could scrounge up rain or shine. Life was very hard for them unlike when we pull the road in our trailer. We have water, food, showers and all the comforts of home whenever we stop. We finally ended our day in Flagstaff, Arizona . It was cold and windy but we were comfy in our trailer.
The next morning was a surprise as we woke to falling snow. We decided a little snow wouldn't stop us so we drove up to Sunset Crater Volcano Nati
onal Monument and Wapatki National Monument. The volcano craters were beautiful but the Indian Pueblo ruins in Wapatki were incredible. It's hard to imagine the hard work that went into building these stone dwellings and scratchi
ng out there living in this barron looking desert. Some pueblos hold two or three families while others where full sized villages. From there we went to the Grand Canyon. WOW!!! WOW!!! What
a gorgeous place it was great except for the cold snow and occasional fog that obscured the canyon. We visited a nearby Imax featuring a film on the Grand Canyon and the brave souls who conquered that powerful river. We drove from Flagstaff to Acoma. It was a great day and we stayed in a place called "Sky City" We drove over to the "Acoma Indian Pueblo" It was dated back in the 1500's. It sits on top of the Pueblo and families still live there. The
homes are given to the youngest living daughter. It over looks miles and miles of beautiful desert. It makes us appreciate our life now as Americans. We got up to
a beautiful day and drove to Albuqerque,New Mexico and a RV Ralley. It was about 3500 RV,ers going to different classes on "How to Blog" to "Going to Alaska" Many other classes where offered like" How to fix your RV "and "How to just have fun on a budget in a RV. "In 6 fun days we learned alot and at nite we got to rock with the bands of Neil Sedaka, the Osmond brothers, The Papa Doo Run Run that play music for the beach boys, and the LaLa and the Hubcaps. Did I mention this was all held in the Hot Air Balloon
Park? See the balloon's behind the trailor?
ocal color. From there we went to Kingman, Arizona where we visited a "Route 66" Museum and a museum featuring Andy Devine. ... A local boy made famous in the movies. The route 66 museum was interesting because it showed the importance of that highway in the migration of farmers from the Midwest to California during the big droughts . Did you know only eight percent of these immigrants actually stayed in California? The rest eventually returned home to the Midwest. The museum showed how these immigrants would make camp near water every night and make do with whatever they could scrounge up rain or shine. Life was very hard for them unlike when we pull the road in our trailer. We have water, food, showers and all the comforts of home whenever we stop. We finally ended our day in Flagstaff, Arizona . It was cold and windy but we were comfy in our trailer. 
The next morning was a surprise as we woke to falling snow. We decided a little snow wouldn't stop us so we drove up to Sunset Crater Volcano Nati
onal Monument and Wapatki National Monument. The volcano craters were beautiful but the Indian Pueblo ruins in Wapatki were incredible. It's hard to imagine the hard work that went into building these stone dwellings and scratchi
ng out there living in this barron looking desert. Some pueblos hold two or three families while others where full sized villages. From there we went to the Grand Canyon. WOW!!! WOW!!! What 
a gorgeous place it was great except for the cold snow and occasional fog that obscured the canyon. We visited a nearby Imax featuring a film on the Grand Canyon and the brave souls who conquered that powerful river. We drove from Flagstaff to Acoma. It was a great day and we stayed in a place called "Sky City" We drove over to the "Acoma Indian Pueblo" It was dated back in the 1500's. It sits on top of the Pueblo and families still live there. The 
homes are given to the youngest living daughter. It over looks miles and miles of beautiful desert. It makes us appreciate our life now as Americans. We got up to 
a beautiful day and drove to Albuqerque,New Mexico and a RV Ralley. It was about 3500 RV,ers going to different classes on "How to Blog" to "Going to Alaska" Many other classes where offered like" How to fix your RV "and "How to just have fun on a budget in a RV. "In 6 fun days we learned alot and at nite we got to rock with the bands of Neil Sedaka, the Osmond brothers, The Papa Doo Run Run that play music for the beach boys, and the LaLa and the Hubcaps. Did I mention this was all held in the Hot Air Balloon 
Park? See the balloon's behind the trailor?
What a neat experience. I bet it was fun being around all the other RVers and learning all about it. I'm so jealous of all the great places you guys have seen. Love ya!
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