060410 - DEMING,NEW MEXICO
4/10/2006
Deming, NM
Left Green Valley this morning in very unpleasant weather. It rained overnight, and the sky is darkened, overcast with gray clouds and strong winds. Most of the time it seems as we are experiencing a tailwind so it can be deceiving, but occasionally we get caught by a cross wind which gets our attention.
As we stop for gas, the attendant gives us strong warnings about driving east and regales us with stories about truck accidents in winds like today. We thank him for the warning and progress slowly, but find it not as bad as it could have been so we're relieved. When we get out of the Beast, I actually have to leave my cap inside or lose it. I almost had my walker blown away when I let go of it. The weather has now turned to rain. hopefully it will be enough to wash off the old bugs to make room for the new ones.
We are aiming for Lordsburg, NM but as we get close, it seems we can go further and put Deming as a new target. WE pulled over for an hour to escape the winds and took a nap, so feeling refreshed, Deming here we come.
Lots of RVs on the road - probably the Snowbirds returning to their homes in Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Maine, etc. who checked with neighbors and found out that the snow is starting to melt.
It seems strange that we are in desert country but the altitude above sea level is about 4000 feet. In fact, somewhere between Lordsburg and Deming, we crossed the continental divide. In this part of the country its just a sign, but in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado it is more exciting. The road surface in New Mexico has been smooth ride and a pleasure. It must have recently been resurfaced.
We love the yellow warning signs in New Mexico.
WARNING-Dust storms ahead for next 15 miles,
do not stop in travel lanes,
ZERO Visibility POSSIBLE,
SPEED LIMIT 70 MPH –
ENJOY THE SCENERY.
Every 15 miles these signs repeat. Why don't they just put up one sign at each boarder that says
DUST STORMS NEXT 400 - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DRIVE THIS ROAD?
Forgetting that Arizona does not honor daylight savings time and New Mexico does, we didn't reset our watches at the boarder crossing, so of course we arrived an hour later than expected and will have to get up an hour earlier tomorrow. Even Peter is confused. He keeps asking "is it time to eat yet?"
The Little Vineyard RVP sounds a lot nicer than it looks - but we have been here before and its OK for an overnight.
Deming, NM
Left Green Valley this morning in very unpleasant weather. It rained overnight, and the sky is darkened, overcast with gray clouds and strong winds. Most of the time it seems as we are experiencing a tailwind so it can be deceiving, but occasionally we get caught by a cross wind which gets our attention.
As we stop for gas, the attendant gives us strong warnings about driving east and regales us with stories about truck accidents in winds like today. We thank him for the warning and progress slowly, but find it not as bad as it could have been so we're relieved. When we get out of the Beast, I actually have to leave my cap inside or lose it. I almost had my walker blown away when I let go of it. The weather has now turned to rain. hopefully it will be enough to wash off the old bugs to make room for the new ones.
We are aiming for Lordsburg, NM but as we get close, it seems we can go further and put Deming as a new target. WE pulled over for an hour to escape the winds and took a nap, so feeling refreshed, Deming here we come.
Lots of RVs on the road - probably the Snowbirds returning to their homes in Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Maine, etc. who checked with neighbors and found out that the snow is starting to melt.
It seems strange that we are in desert country but the altitude above sea level is about 4000 feet. In fact, somewhere between Lordsburg and Deming, we crossed the continental divide. In this part of the country its just a sign, but in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado it is more exciting. The road surface in New Mexico has been smooth ride and a pleasure. It must have recently been resurfaced.
We love the yellow warning signs in New Mexico.
WARNING-Dust storms ahead for next 15 miles,
do not stop in travel lanes,
ZERO Visibility POSSIBLE,
SPEED LIMIT 70 MPH –
ENJOY THE SCENERY.
Every 15 miles these signs repeat. Why don't they just put up one sign at each boarder that says
DUST STORMS NEXT 400 - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DRIVE THIS ROAD?
Forgetting that Arizona does not honor daylight savings time and New Mexico does, we didn't reset our watches at the boarder crossing, so of course we arrived an hour later than expected and will have to get up an hour earlier tomorrow. Even Peter is confused. He keeps asking "is it time to eat yet?"
The Little Vineyard RVP sounds a lot nicer than it looks - but we have been here before and its OK for an overnight.
posted by The Highway Guys @ 8:21 PM
1 Comments:
At 9:37 AM,
*Fairyduster said…
Far from being finished reading all of your posts as you and Peter have traveled for a long while, I have chosen this one as sometime in the 90's I actually stayed at the "Rockhound State Park" not that far from Deming, New Mexico! Came back with a few rocks for my collection.
I did love New Mexico as well as "The White Sands National Monument!"
Their parks are friendly and very clean!
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