The Final Leg of Our Camping Adventure
Friday morning we got all packed up and headed out of Chama, NM to begin our trek home to Texas. We decided to break up the drive so instead of going straight home we turned south and drove to Ruidoso. We had never been there, so we decided - why not? We arrived just in time to set up camp and fix dinner. This was the tightest fit we've had so far at an RV park. The spaces were very close together, but Jim handled it like a pro. We quickly got set up and had our dinner outside. While we were dining we were joined by two bucks. They hung out about 20 yards away from us across a dried-up creek-bed. They just spent their time watching us, apparently wondering about these new people who had shown up at their campsite. The kids thought it was neat that we were eating by the deer.
Saturday morning we enjoyed breakfast then headed into Ruidoso to explore the quaint little mid-town area. We found out that there was a parade going on and mid-town was already blocked off. So, we headed out to the Billy the Kid Visitor Center to lok around while waiting to get into mid-town. It was really quite interesting and we spent a good hour or so there. After that, Jim humored me and let me browse through some of the mid-town shops while he entertained the kids. (I have a good man!) We found the local bike 
shop and got directions to some trails. After we had had our fill of shopping, we went to get Jim's bike and then dropped him off at a trailhead. While he was busy riding, the kids and I found a fitness trail that we explored. They had a lot of fun trying to do all the exercises that were posted at different stations around the trail. After everyone's trail adventures were finished we went back to our campsite for one last night in the camper. 
Bright and early the next morning (I'm sure our neighboring campers appreciated the noise in the pre-dawn, but we did try to be as quiet as we could!), we hitched up and headed home. It was a great 10-day vacation and our longest one since getting our camper a year ago. We all came home refreshed and with some great memories. What more could you ask for from a family camping adventure?
Friday morning we got all packed up and headed out of Chama, NM to begin our trek home to Texas. We decided to break up the drive so instead of going straight home we turned south and drove to Ruidoso. We had never been there, so we decided - why not? We arrived just in time to set up camp and fix dinner. This was the tightest fit we've had so far at an RV park. The spaces were very close together, but Jim handled it like a pro. We quickly got set up and had our dinner outside. While we were dining we were joined by two bucks. They hung out about 20 yards away from us across a dried-up creek-bed. They just spent their time watching us, apparently wondering about these new people who had shown up at their campsite. The kids thought it was neat that we were eating by the deer.
Saturday morning we enjoyed breakfast then headed into Ruidoso to explore the quaint little mid-town area. We found out that there was a parade going on and mid-town was already blocked off. So, we headed out to the Billy the Kid Visitor Center to lok around while waiting to get into mid-town. It was really quite interesting and we spent a good hour or so there. After that, Jim humored me and let me browse through some of the mid-town shops while he entertained the kids. (I have a good man!) We found the local bike 
shop and got directions to some trails. After we had had our fill of shopping, we went to get Jim's bike and then dropped him off at a trailhead. While he was busy riding, the kids and I found a fitness trail that we explored. They had a lot of fun trying to do all the exercises that were posted at different stations around the trail. After everyone's trail adventures were finished we went back to our campsite for one last night in the camper. 
Bright and early the next morning (I'm sure our neighboring campers appreciated the noise in the pre-dawn, but we did try to be as quiet as we could!), we hitched up and headed home. It was a great 10-day vacation and our longest one since getting our camper a year ago. We all came home refreshed and with some great memories. What more could you ask for from a family camping adventure?
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