April 25th~~~May 1st New Mexico!

The scenery out here is composed of vast prairie lands and Indian reservations. Never knew there was so much uninhabited acreage! Barren for as long as the eyes can see.

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We arrived at Hidden Valley RV Park near Albuquerque, after battling more winds! The winds have been so horrendous on this trip, that our slide toppers (covers over our four pop-outs) have been ripped off and will have to be replaced once when get back to home base. :-(

The park is quiet, and very unkept. Looks like it has a lot of potential but was abandoned years ago and needs much TLC! It has been an education seeing all the different parks, some much nicer than others and most have not lived up to the pictures on their brochures! But thanks to the RV Clubs we joined...most are FREE and FREE is good! :-)

Albuquerque was a short ride away so we went into town for dinner and a movie. Ate at the largest Golden Corral we have ever seen! It was beyond impressive...would have never believed it was a GC!! Also took the tour through an American Indian Culture Center and learned much of their heritage; even watched as several of the existing Indians demonstrated their tribal dances and displayed their wares.

On Sunday we enjoyed a great worship service at Mountain Valley Baptist. It was actually the first church that had a praise band and sang praise songs, most of the congregations we have worshipped with are still singing out of the hymn book. Little closer to the kind of service we are accustomed to. Their pastor went out of his way to welcome us and their people were excited about their building project and new addition, which should be completed this summer.

We have been privileged to pray for and with many brothers and sisters in our Christ!

One of our excursions, we ventured out on the Harley down "The Turquoise Trail" (a 62 mile road that has small towns sprinkled along the way with interesting themes. We ended up in a very eclectic town named Madrid. It was a town consisting of quaint shops filled with anything and everything you could ever imagine and a multitude of eating spots! It was also inhabited by hundreds of bikers! Slightly resembled a mini "Bike Week" in Daytona! We shortly discovered the attraction, after chatting with a local, who told us that Madrid use to be a sleepy, abandoned town until 2007 when John Travolta & Tim Allen showed up and filmed the movie "Wild Hogs" there! She said, "they put Madrid on the map!"

WILD HOGS @ MAGGIE'S DINER!