Made it out of Texas in two (long) days. We opted out of staying in El Paso and Las Cruces NM with their RV "cities," and picked Leasburg Dam State Park for the night, a quiet, serenely beautiful desert park 15 miles north of Las Cruces, elevation 4500'. We'd been told the low temp would be around 30F, but when Jimmy woke up shivering at 3 AM and looked at our outdoor gauge, it said 22F! We hadn't made icy weather preparations, either. He plugged in our little electric heater and hoped none of our plumbing would be damaged. At 6 AM, we got up. The gauge read 21F! Our drinking water hose had frozen, but thawed nicely in the sun, and we had no other ill effects. We donned cold weather clothes and walked out on a trail to admire the clear, crisp desert morning and the various cacti specimens, quail and other western high desert birds. The red water faucet in the photo still boasted an icicle beard! Wished we could stay longer, but the road calls....
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