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| no partners | | I headed over to Las Cruces on Friday with the plan being to camp two nights at Aguirre Spring Campground, then spend Sunday night at a Las Cruces motel before heading home Monday. Everything went as planned with no glitches. This BLM campground is very popular, and was pretty busy on this Cinco de Mayo weekend. The usage reminds me a lot of Madera Canyon in that it is frequented by families with lots of kids for both picnicking and camping. There is no designated picnic area on this side of the mountains, so there is a fair amount of day use at the sites, especially on weekends. The BLM facilities on the west side of the range (Dripping Spring/La Cueva) are for day use only.
Sunday morning I packed up the gear and drove over to Cruces for the "town" part of my trip. Motel check in wasn't until 3 PM, so I headed over to Mesilla. Because it was Cinco de Mayo weekend the plaza was packed with festivities, so I gave up on plunging into the crowd, and just grabbed lunch at nearby Andele Restaurant (almost always a must stop for me when in the area). Next, I drove out to the visitor center at Dripping Springs/Cox Ranch to see what was new, since I hadn't been there in some time. The road is paved all the way now. From there it was back to town to enjoy a cold one at High Desert Brewing, then on to the motel.
Monday morning before heading home, I visited the Chile Pepper Institute on the NMSU campus. I had been meaning to do this for years, so this was finally the day. I purchased some pepper seeds and salsas and was happily on my way back to Arizona! |
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