June 25 - June 28, 2015
After a night on the road at a KOA campground in Carlsbad, NM, we spent the weekend with Rick's brother Mark and our sister-in-law, Carmen. Mark and Carmen live in El Paso, and they suggested that we meet in the tiny town of Mayhill, NM, elevation 6700'. We stayed in a wonderful little campground called Deer Spring. It was at the top of a mountain. High temperatures ranged from 78 - 82 and we needed a quilt at night. We were happy to have the first cool temperatures of our trip!
We took turns entertaining each other for dinner and visited a quaint little town called Cloudcroft which, at 8600' elevation, was, literally, in the clouds. We spent a pleasant afternoon shopping at some cute boutiques and lunching at the local pub.
Here we are in front of Mark and Carmen's new RV. I knew I should have bought that selfie stick!
The deer that gave the campground its name came out at twilight.
It is pretty hot all over the west. You need to get higher or along the coast to stay comfortable.
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