After leaving the Excel RV rally in Las Cruces, NM, we traveled to Ruidoso, NM to meet up with our Full Time RVing mentors, Mel & Karol. It's been about a year since we last spent some good time with them. We are looking forward to a week of lots of laughs.
This has been a winter to remember for sure. We have not been able to find a "winter haven" where we could spend our days in shorts enjoying nice balmy weather. Here we are at Little Creek RV Park in Alto, NM and it has NOT been shorts weather. I guess we'll keep our long pants & warm jackets available a little longer. The weather had cooperated a little. The sun was out most of the time except when we experienced 60+ mph winds, rain, hail & snow. Did I say snow? For sure because we awoke Sunday morning to 2 inches of snow. It was absolutely gorgeous. The only thing we missed this time here was seeing the deer near our rig. In our past visits, the deer were all over the place. We saw deer in town and there were fresh signs of deer in the parks but they not to be seen.
Alto, NM is a suburb of Ruidoso and is just very beautiful. We were able to spend Thursday morning exploring one of the famous sites of the area, the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts. They offer a comprehensive tour of the facilities every Tuesday & Thursday morning. We were amazed that such a facility would exit in this small mountain town in New Mexico. The more we travel around this country of ours, we are finding little treasure like this "hidden" under our very noses. We are still learning just how to approach each stop with greater a curiosity.
After a week of fun, laughter and just great times with our friends, it's time to move on to Albuquerque, NM for more closs time with family and friends. It'll be good to visit with everyone.
Tim & Roseann
Las Cruces 04/08