3-15-2025
H: 53ºF L: 36ºF
Zephyr RV Park, Deming, New Mexico
It’s a travel day! We drove east into New Mexico. We knew we were in for a long drive but did not plan on being stuck in traffic for 3 hours 45 minutes. We figured the hold up was due to an accident given that traffic going west was moving smoothly. Daniel called the campground to let them know we were going to be late for check in and found out the traffic jam was due to a dust storm. A dust storm. And then there was an accident involving several semi trucks on a bridge.
We had to drive past a feed lot to get to the campground. A feed lot is where cows are crammed into small pastures to be fattened up before being sent to slaughter. It breaks my heart to see these sweet animals being used and mistreated.
3-16-2025
H: 66°F L: 32°F
Zephyr RV Park, Deming, New Mexico
We explored our new campground. Carrol, the owner, told us about the Great Horned Owls roosting on the property. We saw both the male and female but we were only able to get a photo of the male.
Daniel also enjoyed interacting with the resident chickens. Carrol said she rescued her chickens from locals who no longer wanted them. We loved watching as she called to one of the roosters who perked his head and then came running with his hens in tow.
3-17-2025
H: 79ºF L: 34ºF
Zephyr RV Park, Deming, New Mexico
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We’re doing laundry. I made soy milk and coffee creamer. Our coffee creamer recipe is from Forrest and Alex, a couple we met at the Rolling Vegan Rendezvous in January. It was a little too sweet for us so we will tweak it and share it if it becomes one of our favorite recipes.
3-18-2025
H: 67ºF L: 44ºF
Zephyr RV Park, Deming, New Mexico
Well, we had planned on doing some exploring today but another dust storm with very high winds popped up. You can’t go outside during these storms due to the dust getting in your eyes and everything else. Carrol, the owner of the campground, said it’s the worst dust storm she has ever seen. Daniel hitched the camper to the truck to help prevent the camper from getting knocked around in the high winds – it worked really well. The following pictures were taken from either our open camper door or through our camper window.
3-19-2025
H: 65ºF L: 37ºF
Zephyr RV Park, Deming, New Mexico
We started the morning with cleaning the camper since everything had a coat of dust. One window sill had piles of dust. Our friends, Cindy and Jen, said they have been through a New Mexico dust storm and that, a couple of years later, they are still finding dust in their camper.
We drove into the sleepy town of Deming, NM. After charging the car, we drove south and saw a lot of dust devils in the desert. In Michigan, the dust devils are small, max 2-3 feet tall. Here they are much larger.
New Mexico is known for its volcanoes. We learned from Carrol, the owner of the campground, that people come from all over the world to study volcanoes in New Mexico. Who knew? So we drove to a volcanic magma field. GPS took us down a dirt county road which ended at someone’s house so we didn’t make it all the way to the magma field but we did see igneous rocks. We also were, once again, very close to the US-Mexico border and saw the wall.
Last, we drove to Baldy Peak on Florida Mountain range where Ibex (mountain goat) live. We were thwarted again with a gate and private property sign. Oh well! We did get closer to the mountains and had beautiful views.
3-20-2025
H: 66°F L: 35°F
Zephyr RV Park, Deming, New Mexico
We drove into Deming, NM and passed by the Pecan Castle. I couldn’t find any history on this residence but I did find it surprising that the area is popular for growing pecans.
After grocery shopping, we went to Rockhound State Park (where you can collect quartz, jasper, and agates) and Spring Canyon Recreation Area (where Ibex gifted by Iran live). The visitor center was a gorgeous adobe building and I found some beautiful rocks!
3-21-2025
H: 74ºF L: 34ºF
Zephyr RV Park, Deming, New Mexico
We drove to Gila Cliff Dwelling National Monument and Silver City, NM. The trail to Gila Cliff Dwelling closed at 4:00pm and we got there at 4:15pm. It was a bummer but the park ranger/volunteer we talked to told us about another trail which leads to a small cave dwelling. It was a fun little hike to a Mongollon Cave Dwelling occupied 700 years ago. We really enjoyed the drive through Gila National Forest to get to this area. The forests and mountain views were worth the drive. We saw a guardrail full of fun stickers.
Stats
Expenses:
- Tesla Cybertruck fuel: $20.02
- Tesla Model X fuel: $0
- Campsite: $150
- Camping memberships: $38.26
- Food: $225.52
Tesla Cybertruck miles driven: 185 (133 kWh)
Tesla Model X miles driven: 418.6 (117.5 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 0
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