Traveling through New Mexico, part two.
Okay, where was I? I believe I was in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, looking at Elephant Butte Reservoir and trying to find an inexpensive way out of New Mexico and into Arizona before it gets too cold.
5.... Back on I-25 south again and head to Deming, New Mexico, where there's a Walmart that welcomes boondockers, and I've stayed there numerous times.
6....Getting on I-10 west, it's 190 miles to Tombstone, Arizona, which pushes the distance I like to drive, but there are numerous truck stops along the way I could spend a night in if I needed to.
So there you have it. A way to spend some time and see some things in New Mexico without spending much money.
Now these two blog posts are not meant to be an itinerary, or a written-in-stone way that I travel; they're simply meant to show that if I want to, I can skip the outrageously priced New Mexico state parks, which I've enjoyed for so long, and still not spend a bunch of money traveling through New Mexico, and not have to make months' worth of reservations, even though I'm traveling during one of the busiest parts of the New Mexico and Arizona travel seasons.
Now, of course, that requires boondocking, which I know is not for everyone, but boondocking, to me, is not a burden, a challenge, or even a concern. It's simply a way I've decided to live my life, and I enjoy it. And what's not to enjoy? I stay in beautiful places sometimes. I'm not squeezed into a tiny spot with a bunch of other people. And it's usually free.
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One of the more interesting situations I ran into while full-timing is this reenactor group at the City of Rocks State Park in New Mexico, who firmly believe that they are medieval knights, at least for a weekend or two.
They seem to be forever searching for the Holy Grail and will stop at nothing until they find it or have to go back to work on Monday morning.
Since you can't go to Walmart and buy these costumes, these folks make their armor by hand, and making it as realistic as possible is part of the hobby.
Realism matters a lot to these reenactors, and they leave no stone unturned to make their costumes as realistic as possible, including making an ancient GoPro camera exactly like the one the Knights used back in the day.
This fair maiden is sitting on a boulder, apparently waiting for Sir Lancelot or Sir Galahad to come along and whisk her away on his white horse. But she seems more concerned with how she ended up with a boyfriend who wears chainmail underwear and pretends to sword-fight every weekend.