Ken & Diane Travel

 February 226, 2025   Thought I would add some more pictures of the Petrified National Forest we visited again this week. It is amazing to see all the petrified trees that cover the country side. This entire forest was covered in sediment and for a million years the trees slowly transformed into rock. Through erosion the petrified wood was exposed.                               Agate Bridge; petrified tree. They supported it with concrete to preserve.                                                     Hard to see but the colors were amazing in the stone.                           In addition to the trees there are plenty of Petroglyphs to see in the pa...

 February 25, 2025 Electrical update: Received the part from Entegra last Tuesday morning. I disconnected the house batteries and removed the old part and install the new battery disconnect solenoid and we had 12 volt power. I expect this will eliminate all the problems I have been having with the electrical system since last October. A week later and we have had no problems, everything is working fine (except my front shades that haven't worked right since I bought the coach). We are happy campers once again. We pulled up last Wednesday and headed north toward Flagstaff, AZ. We ended up in Holbrook, AZ and only planned on staying 3 days as we wanted to head to Flagstaff to hook up with Jan Lord. However, Jan called and we had to cancel our get-together. Because of that we decided to stay here for another week and then head to Lake Powell from here. That will be our next stop from March 1st to April 1st. This past week we took a drive to the Petrified Forest National Park and Paint...

 February 17, 2025 The adventure continues. Yesterday  we lost all 12 volt power. It controls heat, air, lights, fans, and the slides. So we could not leave today as planed. I pulled things apart in the basement yesterday, checking batteries and electrical components.  After several hours of in and out the basement areas I figured that the battery disconnect solenoid was the problem. There was power going into the unit but nothing coming out to power the 12 volt system. Being Sunday no options to get things fixed.  We did have 110 power so we could turn on portable electric heater at night. But we had no lights so the flashlight came in handy. Even the TV didn't work as the antenna is power by 12 volts. The temp got down to 30 degrees during the night but we were able to keep the temp inside at 60 degrees with the heater going full blast. This morning I contacted Entegra to see if they had the part, which they did and they could overnight it for an additional $50....

 February 11, 2025 This past week we were in Anthony, Texas just north of El Paso. We managed to get to the Kilbourne Hole twice.The first time we got to the railroad crossing heading back to the Hole and a train was stopped across the intersection. Having done this about 5 years ago we headed down the utility road next to the tracks. We knew if we drove far enough there was another crossing. 10 miles later and 7 miles back we were on the right road to the Hole. We spend several hours circling the crater, having lunch and collecting some peridot rocks. When we headed out we took a chance that the train was gone and luck was on our side.  Volcanic creator Kilbourne Hole Centipede shell Peridot, August Birthstone in its raw form.  Our second trip was luckier, no train. We again circled the crater but found a nice spot to park. Diane pulled out a chair and her tablet to read a book while I explored the hillside for rocks. We spent almost 2 hours there before heading out....