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August heat pushes a lot of desert-adapted critters toward the cool, shaded, and occasionally food-scented interior of a parked RV, and a few simple prevention habits go a long way toward keeping your rig genuinely pest-free through the hottest stretch of the New Mexico summer. Most of what you’re dealing

A slower stretch of August, without a full travel itinerary pulling your attention in a dozen directions, is exactly the kind of window a lot of RVers wish they had more often for the small upgrade projects that never quite happen during a busy travel season. If you’ve got a

A hazy sky over Albuquerque in August doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a wildfire burning nearby — it might mean smoke has drifted in from a fire hundreds of miles away in Arizona, Colorado, or California. Understanding how New Mexico’s air quality actually works during summer, and what an RV traveler

The New Mexico State Fair runs September 10 through 20, 2026 at Expo New Mexico — eleven days, over 500,000 attendees, and a genuine on-site RV camping option that sounds convenient right up until you read the fine print: it’s first-come, first-served, with no reservation. For RVers who want the

The 2026 Perseids are set up to be one of the best viewing years in a long stretch — the peak lands almost exactly on a new moon, meaning essentially zero moonlight competing with the meteors. Combine that rare timing with the East Mountains’ elevation and distance from Albuquerque’s light

New Mexico’s monsoon season doesn’t sneak up on anyone who’s been through a few of them — the pattern is reliable enough that you can basically set a calendar reminder. What a lot of RVers don’t do, though, is actually use that predictability to get ahead of it. A thorough