Rockhound and Chiles

Looking Down on the Campground

Yum .... we never get tired of it.

We spent a night in New Mexico south of Deming at a State Park where they encourage you to dig for rocks and take up to 15 lbs of them home. We know nothing about recognizing opals from jasper and have no where to put them.. A nice sunny and warm afternoon, good views, and short trails to the hillsides. Then another night north of Hatch on the edge of the fields where they grow their famous chiles. We woke to 23 degrees. Yikes .... this is why we left home. We hear serious snow is coming to this area so we are outa here. A quick stop at the Pepper Pot in Hatch for a return visit from 2 years ago, some fabulous combo plates of chile rellenos, enchiladas, beans and rice, and only our fourth meal out in two months on the road. We cruise the highway with all the trucks through El Paso, past the wall/fence of the border and on to an interesting campground.

The fence/wall and a view of Mexico