We escaped from Deming, New Mexico today.
Sunday brought very high winds, rain, sleet, snow, dust storm, and hell fire to Deming. The temperature also dropped to 20. Police were advising no travel due to very limited visibility. So we stayed in town and attended a free jam session at a local dance hall. About 10 musicians showed and close to 75 spectators practiced spectating and/or dancing to the music. Donna believes that I could sing better than some of the performers. Make any assumption you want on the quality of the performance from that fact.
We left Deming at 9:00 this morning and travelled almost 300 miles through New Mexico and into Arizona. We crossed the continental divide about a half-hour out. Many of the higher mountain peaks were snow capped but the desert floor was very dry. Some road construction interfered with our speed and we survived I-10 through Tucson. We landed at the Rover's Roost Park (an Escapee Park) in Casa Grande, AZ. Casa Grande is about an hour out south of Phoenix. The temperature was 70 and the sky was full sun when we arrived this afternoon. We decided to stay for a month as the rate is very reasonable: $250 plus electricity for full hookups.
First impressions are very positive. However, we did see a coyote just outside of the park and were told that rattle snakes may be out at night trying to keep warm on the blacktop in the park. Fun!
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