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Oliver Lee Memorial State Park in November....

12/26/2014

 
( Writing this on December 26, at Pancho Villa State Park in New Mexico. )
On November 11, we moved from Vista Linda N.F. Park  to Oliver Lee State Park, off  NM-54,  south of Alamagordo, New Mexico;  trying to stay ahead of the ever cooling night temperatures.   We paid for five nights at $10/ night for a non-electric campsite.  then we found out about the New Mexico Annual Camping Pass.  For a non-resident the annual pass is $225.00, it is good for 12 months from date of purchase and covers the $10.00 nightly camping fee for the 365 days in that 12 months.  ( For an electric site there is a $4.00/night additional fee. )  There are 36 state parks to choose from and they have showers and flush toilets.  They also have great ranger lead programs through out the year.  For us full timers this is a very wonderful and economical way to explore this beautiful state.  Actually we fell in love with New Mexico before we heard about the pass, but since we bought it we keep wanting to try more of their parks.  So far, since November 11 to December 26, we have stayed at Oliver Lee, Rockhound, Leasburg Dam and now Pancho Villa State Parks.  Everyone of them have something special about them and defiantly made us want to return.
The national parks and national forest campgrounds are very beautiful and affordable, and we will use them also, but it's sure nice to have a hot shower for the same price as a campground with only pit toilets and a hand-pump. 
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Campsite at Oliver Lee.
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Our camper was at the base of the Sacramento Mountain.
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Furby had to check out the cactus at our site.
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This was our first site with lots of cactus.
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The road leading to our campground, the white dots at the base of the mountain are the campers.
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Just Furby again !!!
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He wants to say hi to all the Hooligans !!!!
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I took this from the door of our camper.
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The sunsets every night are unbelievable, these are all from one night !!!
One little thing we would like to add,  a special thank you for the wonderful Christmas Card from our friends at the Friends.   That was a special surprise for us and greatly appreciated.  Miss you all !!  Happy New Year !!!!!
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From Us....
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.... To You.

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