# 11 Nothing Like a Snake Fight Before Breakfast

Well, we all got to Rockhound State Park  not too far from City of Rocks State Park on May 14. The next morning we girls and Stew went out for a walk. All of a sudden he took us back to the motorhome and made us go in and we weren't even done with our business. He had seen a snake. And it was rattling. It was just a few feet from the motorhome and coiled up to strike. He took the crank for the awning and beaned it, but it wasn't long enough. So he got his beloved saguaro cactus rib walking stick and proceeded to protect us all from the snake. He actually cracked his walking stick knocking it silly. He flipped it out into the road and the snake pretended it was dead but it wasn't, it was still rattling but it definitely was disabled. We girls (and Ceil) were inside the motorhome watching all this and Ceil called the ranger to see what to do with it. The rangers came out and lassoed it with this snake gadget about ten feet long. They didn't even want to put it in their truck. We watched them drive off with the ranger on the passenger side holding the snake gadget out the window with the snake hanging. Turns out it was a Mojave green rattlesnake, the most venomous and aggressive snake there is in the Southwest. After all that excitement we girls needed a nap.

We are about 10 miles away from Deming, NM. So we got to go for a ride a few times to see the town. Of course, THEY (Stew and Ceil) go into town without us sometimes. We did go to McDonalds one day and we girls split a hamburger. We liked that. THEY of course eat out sometimes.  They have been to three different Mexican restaurants and they are all reasonably priced and they can't decide which one they like the best. They went to Si Senor, Irma's, and La Fonda. So if you ever get to Deming, you know these are good places because THEY said so.

One night THEY went to a cowboy concert right here at the campground. We didn't get to go but we could hear it. He was a real cowboy, too. THEY said it was real nice.

Mike Moutoux, New Mexico's Enchanting Cowboy

 

The museum in Deming is really awesome from what we girls heard from Stew and Ceil. They went one day without us. (Note from Ceil: This museum is ranked one of the ten best small town museums in the United States. It is AMAZING). 
 







A painting in the museum









Mimbres Pottery



Mimbres Pottery





Chuckwagon Display



Another painting at the museum



We decided to stay another week here at Rockhound. You can even pick up 15 pounds of rocks to take home with you.

 

 



 



Here is our campsite, # 14. We like it a lot here.

 

View from our campsite

 



This isn't just a sunset. This is the MOON in a sunset.



This is the Visitor Center at Rockhound State Park. We
would like a house like this.


We drove to Pancho Villa State Park one day to check it out. It is 3 miles from Mexico.  We will leave here on May 28 to go to Pancho Villa for a few days. We'll check in with you from there.
 XO Roxy and Abby

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

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