June 25, 2009, Posted by Eric at 12:30 am
Anita and I decided to hang out for another day or two so that we both could visit White Sands and Carlsbad Caverns with a stop in Las Cruces to visit her friend Mr. Uribe.
White Sands is pretty cool. In a matter of minutes, the brown dirt filled with
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June 25, 2009, Posted by Eric at 12:27 am
I arrived at Anita’s house in Belen around 10:00pm last night. Belen is a small town about 30 minutes south of Albuquerque. When I first heard that it was that close to Albuquerque, I assumed that it was
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June 25, 2009, Posted by Eric at 12:26 am
After the sleepless night, I was hoping that Mesa Verde would be able to keep me awake. Luckily, it did.
This National Park Pass that I bought at the beginning of the trip has come in very handy so far. Most of these parks are about $20 each and I have been to 10 parks so far. Which by my calculations, has saved me over
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June 25, 2009, Posted by Eric at 12:25 am
I slept very well last night and was ready to see Denver before heading off to Mesa Verde in the southwest area of Colorado.
Overall, today was pretty uneventful and I didn’t go sightseeing in Denver because
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June 25, 2009, Posted by Eric at 12:24 am
I made it to Grand Junction today, but it was a little too late for the interview that I had been hoping to make it to.
There was a point early in the day when I debated about how to handle the time factor. I knew that I could speed things up and make it to
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June 25, 2009, Posted by Eric at 12:23 am
I planned on today being a day filled with more breathtaking views. Everyone that has been to Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks has mentioned how unbelievable they thought they were. I am now a member of that group.
I think the Utah parks almost always get lost somewhere behind Yellowstone and Yosemite because of their size, but I think the beauty of Utah’s parks are
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June 25, 2009, Posted by Eric at 12:22 am
I was sad to leave Kermit and Nadine’s house. I didn’t really know them until I stayed with them for a few days, but now I feel like I’ve known them my entire life.
I figured they probably had enough of me lingering around and I needed to
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