Thursday, January 29, 2009 - Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs NM
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Faith, Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs NM, January 22, 2009
Hard times in the desert
This little corner of the Chihuahuan Desert seems to be extraordinarily dry. Too dry for cactus at least. A large percentage of the cactus here are either dead or seriously wilted. Something has changed - many of these are very big plants.
Night camp
Site 11 - Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs NM
- Verizon cell phone service - good signal
- Verizon EVDO service - good signal
- Go to Leasburg Dam State Park website
- Locate Leasburg Dam State Park on my Night Camps map
- Check the weather here
Norden Bombsight training at Deming NM
During the Second World War, Deming was again the designated location for a training base. This time, the Deming Army Air Base was established east of town to train young airmen in the use of the secret Norden bombsight. The trainees were processed in groups of 500 every 6 weeks, and they flew their missions in the 150 AT-11 Beechcraft trainers, designated the Kansan, each armed with up to 10 practice bombs.