Aine McTavern, Leppy travels

07/17/2024

05/27/2024

Moving south tomorrow , overnighting at BigTex RV park, limousine to the Steak ranch ! Great dinner and our last hooray😍😍😍! Had an enjoyable ride thru the panhandle , fields of cactus(I wanted) and wind turbines ! Stopped at the Cadillac ranch ! Super crowded because it is a holiday ! The road and barriers painted for miles in front of it !
Thank yall so much for traveling with us !
Makes this so much more enjoyable to me!!
Our first 6 week adventure coming to a close ! 🙌🙌🙌

05/26/2024

After an hour in the hat store he decided on a Sunbody hat! He is enjoying the shade with his new “work hat”…. We were told this hat will last!
❤️❤️❤️

05/26/2024

Had an enjoyable day visiting Old Town in Albuquerque. We go early to miss the crowds and had a nice ride down Rt 66. Drove thru depressed area with colorful metal fencing around every business . Stopped at Walmart, in a nice area, armed guards at the door and everything under lock and key! Ofcourse same amount of employees so getting your item is a challenge! Majority of city is made of adobe , murals are common and beautiful, homes have fencing on the property line and living is done inside the fencing !! Very interesting ! Still miss Tennessee! lol

Amarillo tomorrow ! Steak coming !! 😍🙌

05/25/2024

We traveled the historic Turquoise Trail today. We saw loads of adobe homes, shopped in Madrid that’s full of artists and many movies made there (WildHogs, Cowboys, We are the Millers, Willie’s, Beer for my Horses, and dozens more, locals don’t like Hollywood invading their town, bad for business ! lol), then to the mining town of Cerrillos for more shopping and visiting with locals, then lunch just south of Sante Fe…
I think Gary and I are vacationed out! 🤣🤣🤣… we are looking forward to getting our girls and getting home! Our hollow is calling !

05/25/2024

Very interesting ride from Colorado to Albuquerque today ! Great unique mountain ranges, crossed about 5 different reservations, the most oil rigs I’ve seen on the trip (none pumping) and more trailers than I could count headed north to Colorado I guess!!! We got out just in time .. so far our experiences in many states make me love Tennessee even more!!
Was 78 when we got here but 40 expected tonight ! Gary is enjoying sitting outside with his pipe!
On the agenda for tomorrow is the Turquoise Trail running from Tejaris to Sante Fe .. ❤️…
Thanks for following ! 😘

PS…. We took the left turn 👍🙌

05/23/2024

Electric out in the RV park , I guess a tree down , another memory !! Time to add layers!
Low tonight is 35 😳

05/23/2024

Our last day of Colorado adventure !! So glad I took some pics this morning because my plan for sunset photos didn’t pan out because of forest fire ! 🤷🏼‍♀️ we did the San Jan loop and concentrated on Ouray! The Switzerland of the Americas! Very cute town , every building has an 1800 plaque ! Enjoyed the hot springs but the view was of smoke covered mountains!
I was so blessed today because driving Durango to Ouray we were against the mountain on the Million Dollar Highway! … one and done , don’t need to do that again !
My favorite town on the loop is Ridgeway! Very cute and can get to the snow activities and bigger cities easier ! Colorado deserves a month to explore ! Found my awe today !, a completely leafed our aspen, most are just blooming , I got to see the wind in the leaves.. 😍..
Also ask me about our raven stories! 😳.. smartest birds!

05/21/2024

05/21/2024

A day for the memory books!! Traveled most of the day in a snow storm to Black Canyon ! We wasted time at a thrift shop in Ridgeway, very cute town and had lunch in Montrose , bigger city. But the snow held on ! I took alot of pictures in the visitor center as the clouds covered the valley ! We went to a few overlooks, worth the time, can only imagine how beautiful it is on a clear day !
Tomorrow will be our last Colorado adventure on the Million Dollar Highway (might not get pictures😳😳😳) and to Ouray .
Thanks for looking ❤️😘

05/21/2024

We got a rental car today to give our mini a break from the mountains!
Visited Durango and Silverton today .. In Durango make sure you have quarters for parking , EVERYWHERE! Great historic district, busy town !
Beautiful drive to Silverton, fun talking to the locals about winter life ! The population has increased to 600 ppl year round !! 😳..
this was a total mining town with tunnels everywhere running from under the hotels to the brothels on Blair Street! I guess this is what Silverton was known for 🤷🏼‍♀️.. it was very laid back and peaceful. Shop owners all wanted to talk and ask about our lives, very friendly, Gary thinks he could live there! lol
Not me!!! We have used our heaters the whole trip, no AC, even once!! Looking forward to the South!! lol

05/19/2024

What a beautiful day in the mountains ! Visited Telluride so hard to believe when the mining companies moved out it was a ghost town in the 70’s!! Why oh why didn’t buy something then 🤷🏼‍♀️…. Great historic place that is a yuppy Mecca now! lol not Gary’s favorite but we have been there! The setting is idealic!
Came back and walked around this beautiful campground! Trying to figure when we can come back !! Painted message rocks that families update every year ❤️.