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65th Stop - Moab, UT

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Blog Post #76 - Written August 10, 2026 Stay: November 4-5, 2026 On our way from Albuquerque, NM to Provo, UT for Gary's grandpa's funeral, we stopped in Moab, UT for a couple of days.  Before we even got to Moab we saw our first arch! So of course we stopped and climbed out to explore. We stayed at the Aarchway Inn in Moab, which was surprisingly affordable (less than $100/night) in the off-season for a nice hotel with free hot breakfast and a pool!  Our first/only full day there we drove over to Canyonlands National Park.  It is such a beautifully breathtaking park. We really enjoyed our hikes and explorations there, but next time we'll be going back with Gary's brothers and their 4-wheel drive off-roading vehicles! The park is an off-roader's paradise :) We watched several 4x4 vehicles and motorcycles traverse these awesome switchbacks. Gary really wanted to follow after them, but not in our 2WD truck haha. Soaking it all in Fascinating little rock formation/desi...

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 ...