Category: New Mexico

We departed from Midpoint Campground at 9:45AM CDT and continued East on I-40 towards Albuquerque, NM . We stopped for fuel at the TA Travel Center in Moriarty, NM. We then continued on through Albuquerque and up I-25 to US-550 in Rio Rancho, NM. We stopped there at the local Albertson’s Grocery Store to stock up on supplies.

We pulled into our Bureau of Land Management (BLM) campsite near La Jara, NM at 4:15PM CDT (325 miles). This is our first true boondocking stop on BLM land so we’re a bit excited/scared.

We are at an elevation of 7,200′ and the outside temperature is in the upper 60’s. The overnight temperature is expected to drop into the upper 30’s. In true roughing it fashion, we are watching the Ray’s game off of our ROKU via our Starlink internet connection.

Device	Download Mbps	Upload Mbps
Campground Wi-Fi	n/a	n/a
Starlink	239	16
AT&T Hotspot	n/a	n/a
US Mobile – Brian (AT&T)	27	4
US Mobile – Beth (AT&T)	n/a	n/a

TV	Quality
Antenna	No Channels
Campground Cable	n/a
DISH Satellite	n/a

We departed from Denver two days early due to a weather forecast of snow and temperatures in the teens.  It turned out to be the right decision because Aaron called us on Sunday to confirm that they had over 6″ of snow on the ground and it was still snowing.

We took the southern route down I-25 over Raton Pass into New Mexico and then across the high plains on US-87 toward the Texas panhandle.  It was a sunny fall day and the scenery was beautiful.

We spent the night at the Clayton RV Park in Clayton, NM.  The park was good for an overnight stop and had good Verizon cell phone and data access.