Deming, NM and Van Horn, TX

Barbara is back and the dog park was now a lake, so it was time to leave Mesa.

Friday morning we dropped down through Tucson on Interstate 10 and headed east. About half way to Deming, NM we stopped at the rest stop in Dragoon, AZ for a driver swap and to let Bella out to stretch her legs. The mountains in this area are beautiful and the rest stop was conducive to a picnic, but we ate on the run.

Ever wonder about the names of the mountains you see on your travels? I found a neat app called Theodolite that gives a lot more information than you probably need, but also will tell you the name of mountains you point your phone towards. It is pretty cool, but the names are pretty small so I snap a screen shot and blow it up to read the names. A bigger screen would help, but when I open the app on the iPad it still opens phone sized. Bummer.

We pulled into Dream Catcher RV Park in Deming, NM as the sun was setting and it made for a nice warm photo of the campsite. That was the only thing warm since a cold wind was blowing. It turned out to be a chilly night.

Saturday we continued west through El Paso to Van Horn, TX. We are staying at the Southern Star RV Park in town. It is a typical overnight park, but we like staying here because it is a short walk to the Van Horn Cattle Company Steakhouse. We have been here before and we were looking forward to trying it again. The food was quite good, but when busy the service is a bit slow. The staff is very nice, though, and dinner is worth a stop if you are passing through.

A bonus this afternoon was a park recreation room with a TV that picked up ESPN2, enabling us to watch Virginia Tech shut out Pitt to increase their chances of taking the Coastal Division of the ACC. Getting to the ACC championship game means beating in-state rival Virginia next Friday. What a nice way to see Bud Foster, the long-term Hokies defensive coordinator, into retirement. Could this mean three consecutive shutouts? Go Hokies!