Meteor Crater

We got our usual early start (11am) from Albuquerque and drove west on I-40 through rolling hills. The day was gorgeous, in the 80's and sunny with blue sky all the way.


We stopped at a scenic view pullout at the Pueblo Laguna. It's an old, old indian village and set up in the rest area were a series of shacks filled with Indians selling jewelry. We had a nice visit and found that most of the stones used in the jewelry came from other states. But the Indians made the jewelry.

We continued our journey and hours later, arrived at Meteor Crater RV Park. This is a lovely park that sits only five miles from the Meteor Crater. It's the first, proven meteor crater on earth and is huge. Our intentions were to visit the crater, but you know how it goes with the best laid plans of mice and men. Next time!


The park is spacious with wide sites and very well maintained. By the time we set up and relaxed, the temperature climbed to 103 degrees. Thank heavens for air conditioning!


As the sun went down, the air cooled and we had a pleasant evening visiting with our neighbors. They are future fulltimers and had lots of questions.


This sunset was our view from the front window. What a life!