A 148 Miles and We are in Hatch, NM

Thursday, April 13, 2023

We were up early and pulling out of Rusty's about 8:20AM hoping to miss some of the predicted wind and for the most part we did. It was chilly when I stepped out to do my part for connecting the Jeep to the Stinger "B" but the blue sky between the grey clouds looked beautiful. The plan for today was to stop in Deming for groceries at Walmart, lunch, and diesel which happened as planned. We felt even with these stops it would get us to Hatch RV Park around 1 o'clock; more on how that went in the next post. I will say for the most part the day turned out as planned.

Pulling out of our site. Upper right, can you see the "key" on the back
of the car? Middle right the clubhouse and bottom right the gate out.

Turning North on NM-80 we are on our way.

I believe most of the Mountains we saw today as we made our way to I-10 are part of the Peloncillo Mountain Range. 

Merging on to I-10 

heading East 

we can see what I believe are the Pyramid Mountains in the distance.

Going by several fields filled with yellow wild flowers. 
This was the least blurry picture.

I wonder how many pictures I have of this sign?
Yet every time going East or West I watch for it.

The smoothest highway today was going through
the construction zone. 

I could see cattle grazing in the sea of golden grass.

As I mentioned above we stopped in Deming, NM for groceries at Walmart and as luck would have it there was a Wendy's just across where we were parked so that is what we had for lunch. (Side note: I had the Chicken Caesar Salad and was pleasantly surprised at the amount of chicken in it nicely cut up into bit size pieces.) Then we made one last stop for diesel at the 5R Travel Center on NM-26 which is very convenient since it is the highway we take from Deming to Hatch. At $3.85 a gallon we were pleased. The last time we put diesel in the Stinger "B" was in Gila Bend, AZ at the Pilot on April 13th and we paid $4.60 a gallon. 

On NM-86 Wind Turbines moving in the wind.

Part of a large section of solar panels.

The road ahead.

I just liked the look of these clouds

and all the green.

Again, I liked the look of these clouds.
I could sort of see a roadrunner.

A small patch of yellow.

Then there were larger solar panels.

Organ Mountains

Hatch, New Mexico we have made it to our destination.

Today's ride was a pleasant one and went by fairly quickly even with the stops. The wind itself during the ride was not as bad as we thought it would be according to Tom and he was doing the driving. It did pick up later in the evening but by then we were parked. 

More about our arrival and meeting new friends in the next post because as hard as I try I seem to end up with more pictures then I thought I would when we travel.

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Today and Going Back to the Beginning of April

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

We are still in Hanna, Indiana and it has been snowing on and off since around 10 o'clock this morning. Nothing is sticking so far but it is snow just the same. The plan is to pull up stakes tomorrow and head into Lower Michigan. 

The top right is our view out the front window. Close to the

trees is an area for tenters. The middle picture shows about 

half the pond area, mostly seasonal rigs parked around it. 

They do have catch and release fishing in the pond.

Yesterday we spent time looking at things to make some changes inside the Stinger "B". Plans are moving forward and hopefully by this fall it will all come together. For now we are in the planning stage. 

Below are some pictures from our ride yesterday. It was a cloudy rainy day but this is a beautiful area so it was still enjoyable even when the rain started. This area has a large Amish population and we saw bugies parked in driveways, beautiful horses in fields, and lots of clothes drying in the wind. Reminded me that Monday was wash day growing up. I remember hanging clothes outside even after my mom got a clothes dryer. 

We saw several farmers plowing fields with horses.

Passing by two of several yards filled with dandelions.

The bottom picture is of daffodils.

You know you are in Amish country when you are following

a horse and buggy. The bottom picture I was not fast enough

to focus but we watched the first one pass the second one.

The rest of this blog contains pictures of our travels between Deming and Roswell, New Mexico. Yes, it is going back to the beginning of the month but this blog is about our journey and these pictures and the few words I will add are part of the journey we want to remember.

Thursday, April 1, 2021

Leaving 81 Palms RV Park in Deming, New Mexico.

We are on NM-26 which will bring us to Hatch, NM.

Going through Hatch the Chili Capitol of the World.

We have gone through here several times and 

never stopped the "plan" is to do so next time.

Bottom right,  Rio Grande River.

We are now on I-25 heading North.

Another stop on our list. 

We had planned on stopping on our way west in October but 

the New Mexico State Parks 

were only open to state residents at the time.

When we cam through here in October they were still working

on the roadway. All new roadway is nice.

We had planned on a short day today 

and that changed as we drove past this sign.

Of course, the one across the way 

for southbond traffic was open.

Not much we could do at this point so we kept going.

We have turned onto US-380 at San Antonio, NM

and once more driven over the Rio Grande River.

We pulled over to eat lunch and read this.

Interesting information about how 

Conrad Hilton got his start.

Just really liked this cloud.

I decided to switch to my zoom lens.

Another great cloud, in my opinion.

We went by several of these small picnic areas 

but Tom opted to keep going. 

He is driving so it is his choice to make.

Every turn, every up and down the scenery just kept coming.

It was a beautiful ride.

I always think at these moments, 

hope the highway is on the otherside...lol

I am going to end today's post about this ride here.

I will finish in the next post. 

This was my favorite picture of the day.

April is World Autism Month, dedicated to increasing awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder.

According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of children living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is now 1 in 54 and impacts families across all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups.

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