Las Cruces is on the list of places that Julia and I want to check out to see if we want to live there someday. It ticks a lot of boxes: university town, close to the mountains, diverse population and culture, no snow in the city but winter sports available only a few hours away in the mountains.
I wasn’t going to have time to do much more than drive around, walk around and stay at an RV park in town, so I bailed on that plan. I drove through town via Hwy 70 and then kept on going until I reached a road sign for Aguirre Springs, a BLM campground.
The road in was steep and windy, but the payoff was amazing. Why would I want to stay at an RV park when I could stay here for $7/night. The place was practically deserted without any generators and no lights to mar the night sky.
I listened to the early election results on NPR and then went to bed early. This morning, I drove to Lubbock, Texas, passing steep snow-capped mountains in New Mexico, and then cotton fields/oil wells in Texas. I’m using my Passport America at an RV park in Lubbock for half the regular rate. I’m also taking the time to start winterizing the Brew Hut with hard freezes and snow expected where I am headed for the weekend.
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