We drove into Deming, NM this morning to get the suspension checked on the RV. They took a look at everything and gave us a clean bill of health…for N/C!. We decided to take the 30 mile drive up to the City of Rocks State park, which is an usual outcropping of rocks in the
While having lunch today, a roadrunner decided to walk through the back of our campsite. Great excitement ensued as Sharon has been hoping for weeks to see one.
We’ve been staying in the Lordsburg KOA for a month now and I finally had a chance to document some of the abandoned buildings in the city. Since 2000 the population has declined from 3400 to 2800. Founded in 1880, is also famous for having the first airport in New Mexico and was a stop
This trip took us West of Lordsburg and then 20 miles South to the Chiricahua Desert Museum near Rodeo, NM. Temperature was over 60F so a nice day to drive and walk around. The museum had a lot of information and a fantastic gift shop. The museum had a huge display of area items and
Sharon & I took the 2 minute drive south of Lordsburg to the Ghost Town of Shakespeare. The $25 2 hour guided tour was exceptional. The guide actually is a descendent of the family that lives there and who purchased the town and surrounding ranch. Great exhibits and a great history lesson.
Early departure with a packed lunch and a 90 minute drive East took us to The White Sands National Monument. Over the mountain Pass East of Las Cruces gave us a nice view of the White Sands Missile Testing Range and the 1940’s development place of the Atomic Bombs . Once in the basin we
After several attempts, thwarted by cold & windy weather, we took the 90 minute drive North of Lordsburg to Gila, NM. The weather cooperated at around 55F and clear, sunny skies. Decades ago silver & gold were discovered in the Mogollon Mountains at the upper end of the Whitewater Canyon. Originally a 3 mile long
A short drive into Las Cruces, NM got us to the weekly Las Cruces Farmers & Craft Market. The market is a locals place to market their produce and crafts. Rules are that none of the products being sold can be made anywhere else and resold at the market. Produce has to be within 25
We took a day trip 45 minutes north of Lordsburg to Silver City, NM. Nice easy drive and great scenery. After a stop at the city visitors centre we opted to drive further north to the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Park (area that Geronimo came from) and spend more time in Silver City on our
Our park neighbour’s invited us on another day trip into the desert with the side by sides. Incredible scenery and a view of the desert we would never have seen otherwise. Special thanks to Swede & Ernie for the invitation.
