Monday, December 27, 2010 - LoW-HI RV Ranch, Deming NM

Down by the Roadside, San Antonio NM, February 1, 2010

Where shall I go today?

I'm still here at Leasburg Dam State Park on my favorite site but I have go somewhere - my three weeks here are up and I have to move. One is allowed a maximum 3 week stay then must leave the park for at least a week. Usually I just move on to the next park in the general direction I'm headed. But now I'm undecided whether to head up the Rio Grande valley now or head over to the Deming NM area for a while first. I want to spend time at the Bosque National Wildlife Refuge again this winter. But I also need to get my rig serviced and find a source of new rear tires.

I guess it would be prudent to head over to Deming first - JT's Auto Service has been good to me there in the past and I would like them to do the service. Deming it is...

Later...

I pulled into Deming, ran a few errands at Walmart, did my laundry, and headed down the road to JT's Auto Service to see when they might have time to service the rig. "Right now ok?" Sure. The service went fine and then - then they diagnosed a noisy fan belt as a bearing in the air conditioner compressor about to seize tight. Bummer! I'm lucky we discovered it here but it sure will put a dent in my budget. Those things don't come cheap. JT's is going to replace the compressor first thing in the morning.

Since I need to be at JT's early I decided to stay at the LoW-HI RV Ranch right down the road instead of heading out to one of the three State Parks in the area as I usually do. The LoW-HI RV Ranch is headquarters for the Loners on Wheels singles camping club. I've been meaning to check the place out. Now's my chance.

Night camp

Boondocked - LoW-HI RV Ranch, Deming NM

• This is a spacious 65 site campground with most sites offering full hookups.
• Locate LoW-HI RV Ranch on my Night Camps map
• Verizon cell phone - strong signal
• Verizon Broadband - strong signal but often slow
• Check the weather in Deming NM