We left Las Cruces about 10:30 and stopped at Sams Club for gas. A reasonable price of $2.25 a little less than other stations in the area. We had seen it as low as $2.15 but were unable to get to it as it was on the other side of the road and no crossovers close. We found a pull off with this interesting marker showing the points of interest in the area. We were north bound on I25 toward Elephant Butte, NM. We had wanted to have our carpet cleaned and we saw a 5th while in Deming last February that advertised carpet cleaning, but we failed to do anything at that time. However, we did find their ad in the Escapees magazine and called them. They were in Elephant Butte and would be there for some time so we changed our route and headed that way. Surprisingly when we arrived at the campground they parked us two spaces away from the Isbell's, the carpet cleaners. We talked with them and they will clean our carpet in the morning and then we can be on our way to Deming on Friday morning and will be there for a week and then head west toward Arizona and warmer weather.
It was really cool last night, in the upper 30's and they are expecting around freezing tonight, so it will be nice to get where it is warmer. We are over 4500' here in Elephant Butte, NM so that is to be expected at this altitude. We plan to take a short road trip on some of the scenic roads in the area tomorrow.