May 2nd, day two

The blooming Yucca greeted us as we headed out that second day. There were beautiful white clouds in the sky.

We stopped at the welcome center as we entered New Mexico. In all the trips we have made west on I 10, this is the first time we have stopped. It is beautiful.

Just outside the welcome center is this fountain and that restful sound of the water. Nothing like water therapy on a road trip.

Of course there is the everpresent warning signs. Haven't seen any rattlesnakes and hope to never see any.

Some interesting history of this area.

I always love seeing these markers about the Butterfield Overland Mail Co. My mother was a Butterfield and way back we can find a connection to these Butterfields.

Of course the ever present cactus, which is in full bloom right now. The desert is looking her best.

As the day progressed, the wind got worse. Our mpgs kept going down.. 7.9 mpg was the bottom and the truck was gulping the diesel. Our planned stop for fuel was quickly changed. We barely made it to a little isolated fuel station. Our 36 gal tank took 37 gal. We made it to Deming and set up the Monty for the night. The wind got worse and we were rockin and rolling. We had some rain and then more wind. It finally calmed down for the night and we slept well.