Monday, January 5 - The drive across Texas is always a "big one."
Houston traffic on Sunday morning at 7. Love it.
We had good intentions of stopping at Kerrville, TX, about 5.5 hours from Houston on Sunday morning….but when we arrived, it wasn't a little after noon. Well, if you know Paul, you realize he wasn't thrilled about calling it a day at that time. Heck, some people were just hitting the road at that hour. So we pushed on.
We knew there were several small towns along I-10 that we could stop at. What we didn't consider is the COLD weather we would experience overnight (down to about 20 degrees). That meant we needed electric hookups at least. Then there were the oil field workers that fill up the RV parks in Texas. No room at the inn or $40 for an overnight stop. Nope! Push on!
We eventually stopped in Fort Stockton, TX, at Comanche RV Park. Full hookups, 50 amp electric for $18/night. Beautiful parking lot style RV park on muddy caliche-style gravel. Messy! But we called it home for the night. Don’t stay here if you don’t have to.
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With the big travel day on Sunday and predictions of snow in the mountains of NM, we did some "adjusting" to our plans and are heading to Columbus, NM, instead of Truth or Consequences, NM.
Snow here in Ft. Stockton
Then we hit fog on our drive to New Mexico.
We'll spend a few days relaxing at Pancho Villa State Park.
The campground is very nice. We are lucky to be one of only a couple dozen RV'ers here. The sites are scattered in a haphazard arrangement. Could be pretty confusing if the park were filled. The utilities (water and electric) are also scattered in crazy locations at the individual sites. The sites and streets are gravel with shelters at most sites. There is a dump station. There are plenty of cacti scattered about and many small trees.
Site 42…the sites are huge.
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You pick your own site, put the fee ($14/night) in the envelope provided, and drop it in the mail slot by the entrance gate. We were happy to see a ranger driving around in the evening checking sites and the stickers proving everyone paid. The park is very quiet and peaceful. We think we're going to enjoy our stay here!
Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!
We've not been to Pancho Villa, but it's on our list. We do enjoy TorC in March/April. Where are you headed?
ReplyDeleteI'm just hoping it is warm where you're at. We've had enough cold weather around here that I can't imagine picking a place to stay if the temperature hasn't warmed up. Looking forward to seeing both of you real soon.
ReplyDeleteIt has been great travel days, probably passed you on I-10 somewhere today. Left Deming NM at 730 am and now in Sonora rest area. Very nice here I like free camping. we are equipped for dry camping in the desert so no problem.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time there in New Mexico.
Crazy, Paul! And yes, some of us are just heading out at noon:) Haha!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you have a nice place to relax and regroup for a few days:) Bella thanks you!
Glad you made it out of Texas in front of the posse! Now you can relax and warm up a little bit maybe? Nice big spaces there, for sure. Bella will enjoy it, I'm sure. Now that you are out of Ohio, you can practice your "GO DUCKS" cheer. Can't hurt anything out there in the middle of the desert, right?
ReplyDeleteyaaaaa. . .y'all are rolling!
ReplyDeleteWasn't the snow just great. . .not!
Safe travels, and we will see you down the road. . .
If you have time check out the museum in Deming museum.
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Be safe..
Glad you made it safe and sound. The distance traveled isn't always what matters, but as the saying goes Home is where you park it.
ReplyDeleteBe safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.
There are 2 museums in Columbus. One right there at the park unless they closed them since we were there.
ReplyDeleteenjoy your stay at Pancho Villa!..at least there is blue sky!!
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ReplyDeleteCheck out the park museum, it is awesome also the depot one. If you walk around the park, you'll find all the historic markers and the oil changing station. Have fun at the Pink Store. Park on the right, just before the border.
You'll be ready for some nice, warm weather by the time you get to AZ and CA!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your stopover in New Mexico.
Getting closer. It's finally warm in Yuma.
ReplyDeleteWe too have a hard time calling it a day shortly after noon. The Hilltop RV Park in Fort Stockton $25 sounds preferable and is our go to stop in a pinch. Hope the weather in NM warms for you!
ReplyDeleteWhat? Where's the Houston traffic. Did you ever get lucky.
ReplyDeleteHope you get some warm weather soon. Our last trip through NM was very cold.
ReplyDeleteIts very challenging finding a place to stay along rte 10. We ended up staying in a visitor center parking lot!
ReplyDeleteNot sure whats up with this cold weather. Below freezing every night! Still snow on the mountains here in Tucson :(
Been to Columbus but not to the SP, looks like a nice one.
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