Sunday, March 30, 2008 - Silver City NM
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Dawn along Mule Creek Road, Guthrie AZ, March 30, 2008
Today I spent the day camped along Mule Creek Road and washed the rig before setting off late in the day on my journey toward Rockhound State Park southeast of Deming NM to meet friends.
Night camp
Wal-Mart Parking Lot in Silver City NM
Wal-Mart Supercenter in Silver City NM
Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #1357, 2501 Hwy 180 East, Silver City, NM 88061 - (575) 538-2222
- Good level parking [update - NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING sign at entrance]
- Verizon cell phone service- Very good
- Verizon EVDO Broadband service - Very good
- Find other Wal-Marts in the area
- Check the weather here
Troops Endure Blowing Sands and Mud Rain
... The single, solitary departure from this pattern came when it suddenly rained in the early evening. What fell from the sky was not water but mud, the rain pulling suspended sand into wet globs and pelting those foolish mortals who thought they could endure a 30- or 40-hour sandstorm. The temperature was just below 100 degrees, and everyone traveling with the military wore protective chemical and biological suits that enclosed the body from head to toe, plus body armor and a helmet. ...