New Mexico

When we left Guadalupe Mountains, we knew we needed a campground somewhere in western New Mexico. But we essentially pulled up stakes at Guadalupe without having a site to go to in New Mexico. Now, our fellow Taylor Coach people had written us a note suggesting we hit the Pancho Villa State Park. We are so glad we did. They are inexpensive sites, electric and water, there are hot showers in the bathrooms...it's great. Plus, the history of the park is interesting and we got in to the museum as a perk of our campground stay!

First Air Station

The raid on Columbus, NM, was the last foreign raid on US soil in the continental US, I believe. March 9, 1916, soldiers from Mexico crossed the border and walked the three miles to Columbus. Eight soldiers, 10 civilians, and approximately 90 Mexicans lost their lives during the raid. We watched a 20 minute video in the museum, read a bunch of stuff, and walked around the compound (aka, the campground). There's also a trail up to Coote's Hill, sometimes called Villa hill.

Desert Camping

Our campsite is right there among the cacti. The swirling dust aggravated my asthma, so I stayed indoors most of the day. Bill took three of the kids and crossed the border into Mexico during the afternoon. They had such a great time, they came back and talked the rest of us into going back for dinner, along with our Taylor Coach buddies. Good times!

Sombreros

The kids really enjoyed the Pink Store over in Palomas, Mexico. They came back with little gifts for those of us who hadn't gone over. Such sweet family I've got!