We have moved from Cactus Rose RV Park in Texas to Mountain View RV Park in Bowie, Arizona with stops in Lamesa, TX, Hackberry Lake Recreation Area in Carlsbad, New Mexico and Western Skys RV Park in Vado, New Mexico. While at Western Skys we spent part of a day in the Las Cruces, New Mexico area.
Our site at Lamesa, TX - free camping at the city park with water and electric hook-ups
Our site at Hackberry Lake Recreation Area near Carlsbad, NM - free camping on BLM land
An oil rig on BLM land near the camping area
Sunset in the desert the first night
Sunset in the desert the second night
40' by 20' roadrunner sculpture near Las Cruces, NM made entirely of scrap materials - amazingly realistic from a distance
Las Cruces, NM and the Organ Mountains in the background
The sculpture is made of old sneakers, electronic parts, crutches, etc
Legs are made of strips of old tires
We visited "Old Mesilla Village" the original settlement at Las Cruces that features original architecture from the mid to late 1800's
Basilica Of San Albino
Town Square
Original stick ceilings in the Thunderbird de la Mesilla
1800's architecture
The old courthouse (now a gift shop) where Billy The Kid was brought by Sherriff Pat Garrett to be put on trial for murder in 1880. Billy was convicted and sentenced to hang but later escaped after being transported to Lincoln, New Mexico.
More typical architecture
Western Skys RV Park - Vado, NM
Our site at Western Skys RV Park - pretty close quarters
