What a Difference a Day Makes

So this AM abut mid-AM we finished packing up Lucy and the crew to move on west!!  The day was a bit cloudy, but the sky had a number of bright spots and wind was a gentle breeze vs. the gale of yesterday!  (We have been advised that it was not a gale, but be prepared for one!)

We enjoyed most of our stay at Holloman AFB and I got several good days of carving in on my Trikke on some base trails out into the desert!  But, it was time to leave.

Our NATO partner at Holloman AFB

The NATO Strike fighter in training at Holloman AFB

We headed west on US 70 from Holloman AFB, passed White Sands National Monument, then White Sands Missile Test Range Headquarters and finally went up a moderate grade at the south end of the San Andreus Mountain Range and crossed into the next basin and Las Cruses, NM.  Road was good all the way, 4-lane highway with good surface.

In Las Cruses we ran into I-25 and headed south for a short while and exited on University Blvd continuing west.  We stopped at a Jo-Ann Fabric store for BJ to pick up some material for the quilt of valor she is making for a wounded warrior project.  Then we continued west until we got to I-10 and stopped there and parked the RV and took the Jeep south a short way to Messilla, NM which is an old town where they have tried to preserve some of the old New Mexican flavor of a town.  Had some art galleries and a market in the town square.  We enjoyed if for a while and learned from one of the art gallery operators of a restaurant out of the tourist area that served good food.

The market square at Messilla

How right she was.  We had a fabulous lunch at Los Mariachis just south of Messilla on NM 28.  Highly recommended by us!

Then we headed back to Lucy and got back on I-10 headed west.  The sky had cleared and sun was bright and traffic was light!  We decided to head for Rockhound State Park just south of Deming, NM.  Sun was warming us up as we headed west.  Several miles before Deming we turned south for about 5 miles to get to the park which is between the Little Florida and Big Florida mountain ranges!  However, out here they pronounce it Flo-ree' da!

Big Florida Mountain Range!

Little Florida Mountains behind the RV Park!

We are nestled into a nice camping spot at the base of the Little Florida range looking at the Big Florida range across the valley.  Lots of hiking opportunities here and we plan onstaying until Wednesday afternoon 









Always at home, no matter where we are!!