Deming, NM and surrounding area

March 21,2016

Deming, NM
After spending two glorious months in Arizona, visiting friends, playing golf, taking care of my grand daughter, Sammy, hiking two or three times a week, and enjoying the Arizona weather, we are now headed to Lawerence KS.  Why, you ask, would we want to go to Kansas? Well it just so happens our oldest son, Thomas, is going to be in Kansas for a conference and since we haven't seen him in two years, we are willing to drive just about anywhere to spend some time with him.  As we travel to Lawerence, we'll be making several stops along the way and the first of those is Deming, NM.

We are staying at an Escapees RV park called Dream Catcher.  We got here about 3:00 and the group had a social hour at 4:00.  Now I would like to think it was in our honor, but it was already on the schedule.  Never the less, it gave us an opportunity to meet some nice people and ask about places to eat and things to see.  The China Restaurant was recommended, but alas it was closed on Monday.  So we went to the next place that was recommended Si Señor.  Great Mexican food and reasonably priced.  After a good meal, we drove around Deming to see what there was to see.   There isn't much in the town proper but we did see a beautiful old courthouse.

Luna County Courthouse
built in 1910

City of Rocks State Park

City of Rocks State Park

City of Rocks gets its name from the incredible volcanic rock formations found there. The park encompasses a one square mile area in the scenic Chihuahuan desert region of southeastern New Mexico at an elevation of 5,200 feet. The “city” is a geologic formation made up of large, sculptured rock columns, or pinnacles, rising as high as 40 feet and separated by paths or lanes resembling city streets. These rocks were formed about 34.9 million years ago when a very large volcano erupted. Then, erosion over millions of years slowly formed the sculptured columns seen today, creating a stunning, otherworldly landscape.