Home Again , Home Again Jiggity Jig

 Happy July and welcome, sweet friends, Whoa! June just flew by especially for me. I just got back home from a 12 day fun filled, boondocking camping adventure. It was a fabulous trip. 

Highlight include a caravan of camels in Maxwell, NM ...

   

and 4 spry antelope at Maxwell national Wildlife Refuge . They were more than happy to pose for a few photos  and 

           

some very hungry prairie dogs at Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge in Indiahoma, OK.  Isn't he the cutest?  

 Of course there were many more animals that we saw, but these were some of my favorites. 

Can you see the hanging wooden flume on the cliff walls? 

We enjoyed beautiful scenery like the Dolores River Canyon, in CO.     

The cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park

and the Colorado National Monument. 

        

I can not say we enjoyed lots of sun , but there was rain which this area needed- See how dry the lake is at Abiquiu Lake in New Mexico.

Of course no trip westward would be complete without a stop at Whataburger in Texas and Blakes Lotaburger in New Mexico. Yum Yum. 

                                         

Oh I have missed the yummy jalapeno burger at Whataburger- My mouth is watering just thinking about it. 

Each night we slept in a different location as we wove in and out of New Mexico and Colorado. 

                    

Oh there were some hair raising adventures - like a snake slithering less than 5 feet from me at Chimney Rock , CO

or like the "shooters" at Canon City , CO who decided to come in late in the evening and do a little target shooting. Yikes- I hid behind my vehicle in fear of a stray bullet. There were lots of rocks in the area and a ricochet could happen😳😬. We also had our usual flat tire- (just a hazard of driving in rough areas - so we were well prepared for that).  Hubby swerved for a elk who took the opportunity to dash across the road.

But wheew! no bears this trip. Lol.   

We had no set plans this trip - just fly by the seat of our pants and stop when we found anything interesting. Picture me as Clark Griswold from National Lampoons Vacation searching for the biggest house of mud. Lol.  We visited 9 National parks and monuments and 5 national refuges. One of my favorites was Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, CO.  A very nice educational fort with reenactors. 

I did take a bit of stitching along with me and got some done, but I had vacation journaling to keep me busy too.  Now I am back and home and it is time to get to the exciting laundry adventure. I am thinking 4 or 5 loads will get er' done. 

I hope these last 2 weeks have found you in good health and spirits. I have missed ya'll. We rarely had any Internet service when we were driving and none when we were camping. I was able to pop into a few blog but unable to leave a comment since, I was using my phone. 

Now that I have some time to rest. I think it is time to pull out the old needle and thread and get to work on some stitching and quilting . Hmmm what will I start with? Aah I will figure it out soon enough.  

Thank ya'll so much for the sweet well wishes and messages. You made my day. Big hugs and as always...

Happy stitching and quilting, ya'll, 

Melisa

"Take a few minutes of every day to fantasize about how you would wander, travel, or explore if you could"

I do this every day. 

Hugs and Stitches,