by laura beth

We entered New Mexico, and liked it from the get-go. The welcome center was one of the most welcoming so far, with free internet and a rooster named Harvey. We stopped to get fuel in Lordsburg, and noticed a class C Airstream. The man driving came up to Kenny, and visited for a while. He was a bit of an enthusiast (what Airstream owner isn't?), but especially fancied the 280s like ours. He asked where we were headed, and invited us to stay at a campground up the road. We later decided to stay there, as we were pretty tried. They were traveling with another couple in an Airstream trailer, who happen to be the folks who run Airstream Life Magazine and this great blog about life in an Airsteam.


We also ran into a Japanese couple as the gas station. They barely spoke english, but approached us, dudded up in wrangers and western shirts, asking to take a "foto of bus". We obliged. We're pretty popular.


We pulled into Rockhound State Park just before dusk. We noticed the other Airstreams, but the occupants weren't around so unfortuneately we didn't get to visit. However, we did have a wonderful evening. It was the first time we actually stayed at a park. And it was absolutely gorgeous. Tons of desert life (flora and fauna) and you can takes up to 15 pounds of rock from the park. We shared a bottle of wine, cheese, crackers and fruit for dinner. We slept wonderfully.