Apr 24, 2013 - Enroute to Alto, NM

We left the Sun Catcher's rally yesterday afternoon and drove 200 miles to stop at Deming, NM for the night. I work today and then we finish our drive another 160 miles into Alto where we will attend the Chili Peppers Rally. This is a New Mexico club we also belong to. We will be there until Sunday morning April 28.

Apr 23, 2013 - Deming, NM

Tue, 23 Apr: A road day... We both awoke fairly early and had a relaxing morning. Despite our laid-back pace we still managed to get Carpe underway before nine. Since Lazy Days RV park was "freeway close" we were heading east on I 10 in no time at all. We made good time and enjoyed the desert vistas. We stopped at a rest stop just west of the New Mexico border and changed drivers. Another few miles to New Mexico and then twenty miles to the New Mexico Welcome Center. We picked up a New Mexico road map and had lunch. While we were lunching...

Apr 2, 2013 - Dinner with Cousins (Deming, NM)

With an easy day of travel ahead of us, we took our time getting ready to go this morning. I stopped to chat with our neighbor who pulled in late yesterday afternoon. These nice folks have a home in Manitou Springs, Colorado, and have camped at Mountaindale many times. They spent the winter in Heber, California, and are now on the way home. Even with taking our time, it was only 8:25 when we pulled out of the RV Park this morning. We had only 140 miles to travel but would lose an hour of time when we crossed from Arizona into New Mexico. It...

Feb 28, 2013 - New Mexico

Jocelyn:Didn't have electric last night [27th] so couldn't write about our trip to Llano State Park. Had a rough time finding the place the Garmin kept taking us to a locked fence in the middle of no where not once but twice! Emily finally turned off the thing and we found it in the darkness. The place at night resembled a scene from Deliverance. We got the electric hooked in total darkness... Emily knows I am don't like the dark.. When morning came it was a very sweet fishing/bird watching camp ground. Then on to Sonora Caverns oh my...

Feb 20, 2013 - Deming, NM

2/20/13, Wednesday Up and at 'em bright and early to finally leave Tucson. Yea!! I added some photos to Tucson of the sunset last night and the Air Force's "Boneyard" where they store (in "mothballs") all of their old planes. Today's drive was interesting. We drove on I-10 from Tucson to Deming and encountered rain at first, then snow, then a dust storm and a whole lot of wind. The name for the day is a town called "Road Forks", I kid you not. Clever aren't they?? Our destination was Deming, NM. (So we get to add another state to our new...

Feb 4, 2013 - Deming, NM

On to Texas, but first we needed to get through New Mexico. It was a morning of many trials and tribulations with Ken's truck and trailer. I am happy to say as the day went on, all the difficulties were corrected and we continued on to Deming. We stayed at 81 Palms RV Park for $28/night. This was just a sleepover park so we were up and going again the next morning.

Feb 4, 2013 - New Mexico - Land Of Enchampment

Another long travel day getting closer to Las Vegas. We traveled Over 350 miles to get to Deming, NM. Nothing much to see along the way, sage brush, brown mountains and kind of dull, but still has a great deal of beauty throughout this part of the trip. We traveled up from about 800 feet elevation to over 5,000 feet above sea level. Did I mention yet the temps we're up to over 70 degrees again!!! We are now In Mountain time, 2 hours behind you all out east. About 650 miles to our destination arrival by Wednesday.

Jan 24, 2013 - Deming, New Mexico

We didn't think that there could be anything much in Deming, but were we wrong! The Deming Luna Mimbres Museum was absolutely amazing! A total coverage of the history of the area, including rooms for every vocation and lifestyle,800 dolls in the doll room, kazillion agates and thunder eggs from many states, collections of bells, beer steins, crochet needles, Mimbres pottery, Waterford crystal, focus rooms on military, transportation, ranch life, etc. I have never seen a museum so thorough in its coverage of the history of an area. It was so...

Jan 15, 2013 - Deming wasn't on our list of "must-see" places but here we are!

It was difficult to see where Arizona stopped & New Mexico began (except for the road signs of course!) but both states are pretty desolate..............go figure as we are going through a desert! We went through a few small towns that were pretty run down and kinda sad looking. However given their environment (brown, dull desert) it is no wonder. The desert is a bit intriguing, however, with its vastness and space but also a bit sad feeling with little or no energy or life. There have been lots of cattle since we passed into New Mexico...

Jan 11, 2013 - Rockhound State Park

Woke up to a blustery day, as Winnie the Pooh would say. It was soooo cold, and the wind blew so hard my hair stuck out straight. But, it was a clear day so off we went in the muddy truck to Rockhound State Park only about ½ hour away in the Florida (pronounced Floor-id-e-ya) Mountains. We had planned to take Toby with us, but we were afraid the wind would turn him into a kite and his ears would flap so much it would seem like he was slapping himself, so we left him home. It was unlike the other parks we have been to as it is mainly a...

Jan 10, 2013 - A day of not much going on

John hasn't felt too well for the last two days, especially today. We stayed home, except for a trip to Wal-Mart. Didn't buy much, just needed some cash and quarters for the laundry. Here it has been 2 1/2 months that we have been here and I have finally figured out how to have the tee-shirt tops come out in their same size using the dryer. Have been known to have a few shrink a bit. No, it doesn't mean that I have gained weight. Anyhoo, finished the rest of the laundry in preparation for our departure on Saturday morning. They are still...

Jan 8, 2013 - Good, Bad & Ugly

It was a good, bad and ugly day. 1st the good. Tomorrow is Macy, my sweet granddaughter's 6th birthday. Her mother called while I was at McDonald's (pure luck) and showed me how to Facebook video and I was able to watch Macy unwrap the present we sent to her. It was a cute little ruffled denim skirt with a cowgirl type top. She liked it! Oh, what fun to see her. Now, we can see the girls and talk to them. I am so excited. 2nd the bad and the ugly combined. During the renewal period for medical insurance I called United Airlines (who I get...