• Heading East: Palo Duro Canyon, TX & Oklahoma City, OK

    After digging out of our muddy Santa Fe boondocking spot 2 days late, we had a 325-mile drive to our next destination in the Texas Panhandle. Perfectly doable for a one-day weekend drive but way too far to attempt during the week. We stopped for a night/work day at Blaze in Saddle RV park in Tucumcari, NM, a Route 66 town that still appears to be a popular one-night stopover for cross-country travelers. We finally got to Palo Duro Canyon State Park on Wednesday evening, stopping at Cadillac Ranch along the way. We ended up being glad that our week-long reservation at Palo Duro Canyon State Park was cut short.…