Itinerant RVers traveling the Turquoise and Chisholm Trails
Dates:
July 20, 2019 to July 26, 2019
Mileage:
5,096
Location:
Lubbock KOA Journey
Lubbock, TX
We get to add Lubbock County to our map and we’re here for a week while I teach APPA Supervisor’s Toolkit with Hilda Cordero and Michael Nevarez for Texas Tech Facilities Management. It is 101 degrees F. More to come from Red Raider Country –
Dates:
July 18, 2019 to July 20, 2019
Mileage:Â Â Â Â
4,973
Location:
Oasis RV Park
Amarillo, TX
This is our first repeat stop since we started full-time, although we have stayed at Wagon Master in Sanger many times. We are ambivalent about it, we like to explore new places but we also enjoyed this park.
Dates:
July 17, 2019 to July 18, 2019
Mileage:
4,734
Location:
Raton Pass Camp and Cafe
Raton, NM
We saw this Raton Pass Camp and Cafe when we came through headed north but thought it might be too tight. When we were looking for places on the return trip, the park website convinced me that we could make it work. We were sure glad we did.
Dates:
July 14, 2019 to July 17, 2019
Mileage:
4,515
Location:
Cherry Creek State Park
Denver, CO
We stayed at Cherry Creek State Park while I attended the APPA Annual Conference. I got to see Patty, Tim, and Heather – as well as many friends in APPA.
Dates:
July 13, 2019 to July 14, 2019
Mileage:
4,244
Location:
Holiday RV Park
North Platte, NE
Holiday RV Park turned out to be another really nice surprise.
Dates:
July 12, 2019 to July 13, 2019
Mileage:
3,998
Location:
Gretna KOA
Gretna, NE
Six states now and that’ll hold for a while, as we work our way back to New Mexico. First, though it’s off to Denver and the APPA Annual conference. We broke up the Sioux Falls to Denver trip into three legs: to Gretna, Platte, and then Denver, or rather, Cherry Creek State Park in Aurora.
Dates:
July 7, 2019 to July 13, 2019
Mileage:
3,775
Location:
Sioux Falls KOA
Sioux Falls, SD
ElizaBeth was great about wanting me to continue to teach APPA Supervisor’s Toolkit, as was CAPPA, and we had planned for one at South Dakota State University since January. We wanted a really good park since she would be by herself during the day, and we had to go to Sioux Falls – but it was worth it. I drove to Brookings each day.
Dates:
July 6, 2019 to July 7, 2019
Mileage:
3,597
Location:
New Frontier RV Park
Presho, SD
We originally had reservations at the Kennebec SD KOA, which runs along Medicine Creek, but they suffered a flood in May and didn’t have the park ready. New Frontier RV Park in Presho was kind enough to squeeze us in.
Dates:
July 2, 2019 to July 6, 2019
Mileage:
3,426
Location:
Rapid City RV Park
Rapid City, SD
Five states slept in now! Because this stop was over the 4th of July, we made these reservations so far in advance that somehow I had it in my mind that we were staying at KOA. We went there, and they didn’t have a reservation for us, so I looked it up. OOOPS! Wrong park. Like always, it worked out for the best, Rapid City RV Park was on top of the ridge overlooking the city and afforded a great view of the city and area.
We got interested in the Quilt Trail and walked around most of Lusk, further stumbling upon the Stagecoach Museum. The Stagecoach Museum is in a former Wyoming National Guard Armory and houses relics from the 19th-and 20th-centuries when Lusk was a notorious cow town and busy homesteader area.
