By the time I woke up this morning, Billy had been up for a couple hours watching the storm on the news and assessing our situation.  He announced that it had gone a little more north and east than they had predicted and he thought we should go for it.   I had prepared myself for hunkering down for the day so I had to get moving and kick it into high gear! 

We left the campground which had very little snow sticking and headed back for the I-10 and headed west again.  Visibility wasn’t too bad, the roads were wet, but not icy.  We took extra care, especially because of the bridges which will freeze before the road because they are completely surrounded by air (roads are partially insulated by the ground).

Pretty soon though…

visibility deteriorated and the Chihuahuan Desert transformed to white.

We were a little worried we had made the wrong decision.

I realized this wasn’t something one gets to see very often… the Davis Mountains with snow on them.

But, as we left the mountains behind, we saw less snow and visibility slowly improved.

When we reached El Paso, the sky started to brighten.  This is Concordia Cemetery with the Franklin Mountains in the background with the Patriot Freeway overpass.

This area is called Borderland.  It is between the interstate and the Rio Grande, which is the river dividing the United States from Mexico.

There is one stretch where the I-10 runs right on the border and you can look right over into Chihuahua, Mexico.

Another something you don’t see very often… the Franklin Mountains covered with fresh snow.

We said goodbye to Texas and looked forward into New Mexico, and the skies immediately cleared.

We passed Mesquite and saw LOTS of cattle…

…and orchards.

Looking out at beautiful New Mexico, we were reminded that it is called The Land of Enchantment.

Then we were funneled into a border patrol checkpoint.

This isn’t the one where Snoop Dogg was arrested today.  That was the one on the eastbound side of I-10 and that checkpoint is east of El Paso (this one is the westbound side).

I distracted Angie’s attention so she wouldn’t bark at the K-9 Security Dog on duty this time.  She was a bit peeved at me.

 And so it was on to Deming, New Mexico where we would spend the night.

Couldn’t believe how picture perfect this day was turning into.  The colors in New Mexico just seem to be different somehow.

We pulled into Low-Hi RV Ranch and Angie was on the lookout for the roadrunner.  She must’ve remembered him from our stay here last year.

Low-Hi stands for Loners on Wheels Headquarters International.  This is their home base and it is open to the public.

They really seem like a fun group and the RV Park feels very homey.  If you are, or you know someone who is single and loves to RV, this would be a great group to join.  They have chapters all over the US.  Here is their website: http://lonersonwheels.com/index.html

Angie and I went to go see the Labyrinth. 

It’s a maze of paths made by the Low members and is lined with stones and personal items.

Each step through the maze brings a renewed smile to one’s face.

I really had a heck of a time with Angie.  She kept jumping the lines in the maze and found Ernie and tried to take him home with her.  I tried to reason with her.  Thank goodness I won this battle.

We delighted at the mementos and memorials along the path.

Great to visit Low-Hi RV Ranch again.

I even found a few agates in the gravel for the tumbler.

Tomorrow it is on to Arizona and a visit to Tombstone.