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64th Stop - Albuquerque, NM

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Blog Post #75 - Written June 9, 2026 Stay: October 28 - November 3, 2025 I know that Albuquerque often gets a bad rap.  Yes, there are areas of high crime.  But... being in the right place at the right time makes Albuquerque an awesome place. We pulled into our campsite at Route 66 RV Park in Edgewood, NM, on the eastern side of the mountain pass that leads into Albuquerque (we would've loved to be closer in town, but didn't want to risk the steep mountain pass roads with the trailer).  We were just finishing getting set up when Q said that it was raining under the RV.  We quickly shut off the water and found that the faucet in the bathroom sink was turned on after we had shut off the water leaving Roswell... and after we hooked up here it started running and filling up the sink (which up to this point, we had plugged as we drove.  We now no longer plug the sink due to this particular disaster...) and then cascading onto the floor and into the underbelly of the ...
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63rd Stop - Roswell, NM

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Blog Post #74 - Written June 9, 2026 Stay: October 25-27, 2025 So, as life tends to be on the road, our travel plans once again changed.  While we were in the Guadalupe Mountains, another camper let us know that the Carlsbad Caverns were officially closed due to the government shutdown. We were definitely frustrated, since they were one of the main reasons for coming this far south into New Mexico and Texas.  So, back to the planning board we went. Since there wasn't too much on the western side of the state, and the White Sands National Park was also closed, we opted for the east side of the state. And what should lie there but the supernatural town of Roswell. We pulled into Trailer Village RV Park just in time for their Trunk or Treat Halloween activity.  We decorated our truck with some decorations that Aunt Ash had brought out for us in Joshua Tree (thanks Ash!) and were glad that we had picked up some Halloween costumes in Arizona.  The kids got to go around to...
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