Our route
Jackson, WY – Denver, CO – Colorado Springs, CO – Santa Fe, MN – Carlsbad, NM – Fredricksburg, TX – Austin, TX and Houstin, TX
May 9th End of our Trip
by majouschMay 9, 2023
May 8 Austin
As both of us have been to Austin before, we took it easy. We went to the State Capitol and encountered the protesters for more gun control after the Allen, TX shooting this weekend. Majo got bitten by all the moskitos which normally bite me. Great friend! We found cortisone and walked to find some…
by majoandcaroMay 9, 2023
May 7 Austin,TX
Short drive through Fredricksburg wine country, we made it to our last city, Austin, Texas. We are staying at the beautiful and historic Driskill Hotel. Built it 1886 by Jessie Driskill, a cattleman. It is the oldest hotel in Austin. As soon as we walked out, we encountered the Sunday Street Fair with art, music…
by majoandcaroMay 8, 2023
May 6 Carlsbad to Fredericksburg
We started the day with a 3,5 miles underground morning walk. 250 m below surface found on 1898. After a six hours ride we reached Fredericksburg TX. After checking in at the Peach-Tree-Inn we found some food and live music…
by majouschMay 7, 2023
May 5 Abiquiu to Carlsbad
We left Santa Fe this morning heading to Abiquiu for our tour of Georgia O‘Keeffe‘s unique house where she lived and worked for more than 40 years. After enjoying this magical place we drove 8 hours to Carlsbad for tomorrow’s visit to Carlsbad-Cavern-Nationalpark.
by majouschMay 6, 2023
May 4 Abiquiu
After Breakfast we headed an hour north-northwest to Abiquiu. After visiting Ghost Ranch, Georgia O’Keeffe’s first home in 1934, we hiked up to Chimney Rock and enjoyed a fantastic view! On the way back we stopped at “Georgia O’Keeffe’s Inn” making a Reservation for a guided tour of Georgia’s house she bought in 1940 and…
by majouschMay 5, 2023
May 3rd – Santa Fe
We took it easy yesterday. We started to explore Santa Fe but got distracted by the beautiful shops and so ended up shopping for a few hours. We then visited the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi followed with a very interesting visit to the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. Enjoyed lunch is…
by majoandcaroMay 4, 2023
May 2nd Santa Fe,New Mexico
We left the “Garden of the Gods” after a healthy breakfast towards NM on a sunny morning. First stop was “Pueblo”, one of the largest steel-producing cities in the US situated at the confluence of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek. Capulin Volcano We drove on and crossed into New Mexico following the Santa Fe…
by majoandcaroMay 3, 2023
Colorado Springs
We set off early from Denver and only drove an hour to Colorado Springs where we enjoyed an afternoon hiking around the Garden of God’s. Thunderstorm missed us by a few miles so we could enjoy the view of the Pikes Peak, kissing camels, siamese twins and NORAD 🙂 After the hike we enjoyed the…
by majoandcaroMay 2, 2023
Sunday April 30 Denver
Denver’s striking architecture 2 hour walking Tour through LoDo District. The walking tour explained how Denver was the wild west in the 1890s with all the settlers wanting to come west. Denver had and still does lots of bars and restaurants but also a thriving business for lumber, opium, once the largest tram system and…
by majouschMay 1, 2023
Majo and Caroline hit the road 