Skip to content
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Pinterest
  • Instagram

Our Downsized Life

Our Downsized Life

The Best Things in Life Aren't Things

  • Home
  • RV living
    • RV Modifications
  • Travel Destinations
    • Colorado
    • Iowa
    • Missouri
    • Mexico
    • New Mexico
    • Oklahoma
    • South Dakota
    • Texas
  • Free things to do
  • Home Remodel
    • Downsizing
    • Kitchen remodel
  • Our Story
  • Contact us
    • Affiliate
    • Privacy Policy
  • Photo Albums
    • Favorite Photos

Pets

Ojito Wilderness – Beauty in the High Desert

by Peggy Staver
ojito-wilderness-new-mexico

Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Ojito Wilderness is 11,000 acres of vast high desert, with mesas, box canyons, arroyos, and badlands.

Categories New Mexico, Free things to do, Hiking, RV Travel Tags hiking, nature conservation, Pets

Hiking in the Foothills – Embudito and Michael Emery Trails

by Peggy Staver
michael-emery-trail-mew-mexico

We take the dogs on an adventure to the Embudito and Michael Emery Trails – part of the Albuquerque Open Space trail system.

Categories New Mexico, Free things to do, Hiking, RV Travel Tags hiking, nature conservation, new mexico, Pets

Two Months in Keokuk Iowa

by Peggy Staver
Keokuk Feature Photo e1725047422169

Our Iowa adventure started in mid-May, when we pulled into the Hickory Haven Campground.

Categories Iowa, Free things to do, RV living Tags national register of historic places, Pets

Camping at Palo Duro Canyon

by Peggy Staver
palo-duro-canyon-texas

Palo Duro Canyon State Park was exactly what we needed after 13 weeks in an RV Park.

Categories Nature, RV living, RV Travel, Texas Tags landscape, Pets

Through the Cibola National Forest to the Sandia Crest

by Peggy Staver
Sandia Crest View2

When we drove Hwy 165 through the Cibola National Forest in mid-February, we saw fewer than five vehicles on the road. On that visit, we …

continue reading

Categories Free things to do, Nature, New Mexico Tags Pets, photography, sandia crest, travel

Hiking the South Piedra Lisa Trail in the Cibola National Forest

by Peggy Staver
dire-trail-scrub-bushes-mountain-in-background

The South Piedra Lisa Trail in the Cibola National Forest has an elevation gain of 1,272 feet into the Sandia Mountains. The trail ends at …

continue reading

Categories Free things to do, Hiking, Nature, New Mexico Tags hiking, Pets, photography, travel
Older posts
Page1 Page2 Next →
+ More
Our Downsized Life Avatar

Welcome to Our Downsized Life.
We hope you find our website helpful for your RV life, remodeling projects, and travel destinations.

pine-trees-mountain-stream- mountains
Visit our SmugMug site for more photos

Latest Posts

  • A Summer Afternoon Hike at Dogwood Canyon
  • Branson’s Unique Spots: Towers, Trails and Local Treasures
  • Breckenridge Colorado: Your Active Senior Getaway
  • Checking Out 2023 Models At The RV Shows
  • Our Revised Downsized Life – Plans Change Again

Living on the road, we use our Kindle to read books and magazines. Amazon has a special on Kindle Unlimited now. Check it out at Here.

The Free Activities Category is added to places costing $10.00 or less. These destinations are worth the small entry fee.

  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

© 2025 Our Downsized Life • Built with GeneratePress
Next Page »