Deming, New Mexico

Two weeks exploring Deming, New Mexico 

and the surrounding area.

We took a couple of short hikes at Rockhound State Park.

This is one of three parks in the United States 

where you are encouraged to take rocks and minerals. 

Fifteen pound limit.

Since we are traveling in an RV we passed up on this deal.

View looking up from the trail.

Can you find our car which is parked all the way to the right in the center? 

Florida Mountains are in the background.

Fishhook Barrel cactus. 

Doesn't it look like little pineapples on top?

While walking along the trail we stirred up a covey of Quail 

and saw two Roadrunners. 

Beep! Beep! They were too quick for the photographer. 

Cow Tongue Cactus

The bees love the fruit from the cactus.

This sign reminds me of the jeep tour in Moab. 

We couldn't see where we were going some of the time.

Spring Canyon 

We started up Lover's Leap Trail which was difficult and

 had to climb over these boulders to see 

what was around the corner. 

 The trail wasn't clearly marked so after 30 minutes 

we turned around. 

 Great views.

We have been on many roads but not one with a 17% grade 

(except in a jeep).

If you put a car into neutral and coast down,
you can get over 60 mph. 
I don't know how I pick up this trivia.

30 miles north of Deming you can find this quiet park.
It is surrounded by mountains on all sides and then
up pops these rock formations.
The camp sites are in and around the rocks.
We didn't camp here but it would be great for a few days.

These rocks were formed from volcanic ash 

30 million years ago and have been worn by water 

and wind into these monolithic blocks. 

The formations are so unique and only known to exist 

in six other places in the world. 

This is a fantastic place for kids of all ages 

to explore the different caves and paths.

 I love the zoom capability of our new camera.

Deming Luna Mimbres Museum

A must see if you are in the Deming area.

 This museum will surprise you!

We spent 2 1/2 hours there
and don't want to start listing all that we saw.

You know you are getting old when
you see many items at the museum that you have owned,
used, or your parents had as you grew up.

"Aging is not lost youth 
but a new stage of opportunity and strength." 
Betty Friedan