Welcome to New Mexico
After 6 nights and almost 900 miles, we’ve finally departed Texas – it’s a big state!
We’re meeting friends at Conchas Lake State Park just north of Tucumcari, NM. Here, we’ll be 3 nights in site B-19, a nice private back-in site with lake views in the Bell Point campground. As has been common all across the west, and especially at this time of year, the water level at Conchas appears to be down around 20 feet since our last visit. However, after our departure, the lake saw over 12 feet of elevation gain in just 1 week as winter runoff and the monsoons started.
Lake Conchas State Park, New Mexico
Between Covid and low water levels the marina and other local business have all closed. The nearest restaurants are back in Tucumcari, which is about 40 minutes away. However, these cliff side campsites provide great views of the lake, sunrises, sunsets and are peacefully quiet this time of year. And, with a nearby T-Mobile tower, our internet access provides work and streaming speeds.
Santa Fe Skies RV Park, Santa Fe, New Mexico
From Conchas, we’re headed to Santa Fe, and one of our favorite RV parks, Santa Fe Skies. The park provides about 100 sites south of town with great night lights views out over Santa Fe. We’re parked in site W3, a long, level pull through right next to the office. Friends are backed in next to the doggie park in Yucca #5.
Maria’s New Mexican Kitchen, Santa Fe, New Mexico
While in Santa Fe we nearly always enjoy the festive atmosphere of the farmers market and of course the cold brews at the Second Street Brewery in the Railyard. This trip we also found two new restaurants. We loved Maria’s New Mexican Kitchen on Cordova Road known for their homestyle Mexican food and over 100 varieties of margaritas. And, enjoyed our visit to La Boca, an excellent Spanish tapas restaurant just off the main plaza in old town.
2023 Spring Road Trip
After 2 nights in Santa Fe, we’re headed home from the 2023 Spring Road Trip adventure. We’ve traveled over 4000 miles and spent 103 nights in 25 different parks and RV resorts. During a trip “timeout”, we traveled to South America, over 10,000 air miles and cruised nearly 4000 nautical miles on our voyage around Cape Horn, from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Puerto Valparaiso, Chile. We’ll be home for about 2 weeks before departing for the Montana Owners Rally in Heber City, UT. More from Utah!
Small Home - Big Yard 