Tag Archive: The PUP Chronicles

The PUP Chronicles, Part 5: You Can’t Always Get What You Want, But You’ll Get What You Need

The last installment of the PUP Chronicles (at least for 2020) is a compilation of 4 weekends spent in the Sacramento Mountains south of the town of Cloudcroft. I had multiple exploratory adventures… Continue reading

The PUP Chronicles, Part 4: Elements of Surprise

Our next weekend excursion with the pop-up (PUP) took us back to Gila National Forest in a quest to further explore the lower elevations of the western Mogollon Range. We were not quite… Continue reading

The PUP Chronicles, Part 3: Charred Hopes and Ponderosa Dreams

Over the next few months we spent 4 weekends in the Greater Ruidoso area, most of them camped out on the Fort Stanton mesa. Though there is little shade there versus the forested… Continue reading

The PUP Chronicles, Part 2: Dark But Not-So-Silent Nights

Our second adventure with the pop-up camper (PUP) was a 3 day affair in the northwestern section of Gila National Forest. At more than 4 hours drive time from Las Cruces this area… Continue reading

The PUP Chronicles, Part 1: We Decide to Go Camping

“I wish we could spend the whole weekend here,” I sighed, guiding the truck slowly down the steep, tight switchbacks of dirt in low gear. Moments before I’d been concentrating on muscling our… Continue reading