One Year Try

2gypsies wrote:
Sounds like you're hooked on New Mexico. I would suggest that you spend some time there in summer and in winter before committing. If it's a cool temp place in summer it will be bitter cold in winter. New Mexico is a 4-season state and temps go all over the place.

There isn't too many cities in the Western US I haven't been too already, no matter how small the town, so I've already toured the US many times, just not in an RV. I would estimate I've driven around 35,000 miles across the western US in my lifetime (but no idea exactly).

From the coast of California, to Oregon, Washington, Whistler - Canada, to Spokane, to Cour d'Alene - ID, to Helena - MT, to Glacier Park, West Yellowstone, Salt Lake City, to Grand junction, CO to Denver to Aspen to Vail to Durango to Farmington to Raton to Angel Fire to Silver City to Tucson - AZ, to Phoenix to Prescott (where the fires were) to Sedona to Flagstaff...

i could go on forever, have driven at least 2000 miles in every state from Colorado west, in NM I have probably driven the entire state in circles 10x or more. in Arizona and California, about 4000-5000 miles of driving. You get the point, I'll stop...

I was in a snowstorm in Flagstaff last February where it snowed 6-12 inches every day for 6 days in a row and temps reached -15, very easy to deal with in motel room, not so much in an RV.

Got stuck in the MUD in the mountains near Gunnison, CO in summer (way up around 13,000 feet) without 4wd and had to be towed, been there, done that (not fun waiting hours and hours being stuck).

I've also had a car wreck and had to be rescued by park rangers in a blizzard near Crater Lake, OR in 5 feet of snow.

So yah, I've been there done that.

In the lower elevations it gets hot in summer, but it's comfortable in the mornings and evenings in most places, it's not nearly as hot as South Texas (though it can get that hot for very short periods of time).