After all the the alien encounters we had in Roswell, it was time to move on. Heading north we drove to the edge of the Sandia Mountains to another Passport America Park called Route 66 RV Park in Edgewood, NM on the well known Route 66 highway.This is a nice little park just far enough off the highway to not be too noisy.
We were only at the park for two nights and since we arrived later than normal we didn’t really do much other than walk around the park. Sharon also set up a spot on our large site for her “outdoor gym”. We found a brewery nearby called Sierra Blanca to visit and I have to say that they brew some mighty good craft beers!
Our two days went by fast so we packed up to move on to Albuquerque and a short while later pulled into our campsite at Coronado Campground in Bernalillo,NM. This is a neat little park we have stayed at before.We especially like the picturesque adobe enclosures providing shade and a breeze over the picnic tables on each site The only downside is that it has no sewer and we weren’t able to score 50 amp service so we will endure the heat with only 30 amps.
The view of the Sandia Mountains from this park is all the reason we need to stay at the park but we will also visit friends in the area. “Sandía means watermelon in Spanish, and is popularly believed to be a reference to the reddish color of the mountains at sunset. Sunsets here can be fabulous!
While in Bernalillo we also hiked the Willow Creek Trail which is close to our park. It was a nice two mile hike along the Rio Grande where we found evidence of beavers including one tree that looks like a beaver may have bitten off more than he could chew. Near that tree was a great spot for our picnic lunch!
While in Albuquerque we also had to stop by our favorite place to have some Carne Adovada, a pork dish stewed in red chili, at Mary and Tito’s in downtown Albuquerque. We were a bit disappointed this time around as the pork was shredded whereas we prefer it to be chunky. We enjoyed it nonetheless.
We did find a neat little craft beer tap house while we were grocery shopping. Alien Brewpub is actually affiliated with Sierra Brewing and as a result they serve the same great beers we had at the brewery. Even better was the fact that we showed up on a Tuesday night when they discount all beers by 50% which was quite a score. Their Alien IPA is outta this world good! I might add that their basket of hand cut fries were awesome as well…Our New Mexico alien encounters sure have been fun!
NOTE: We are currently Lake Abiquiu, New Mexico until July 19th…
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