Elephant Butte State Park. I arrived at the Albuquerque RV Park last night too late to register so this was my first opportunity to look for the nearest Walmart parking lot:) It had been a long day so I didn't feel bad about "camping" in Walmart's parking lot; just wanted to be horizontal for awhile. Which I did for about an hour before loud construction equipment woke me. Evidently, this Walmart's parking lot is undergoing some type of construction after the store closes (11:30pm). I got about an hour's sleep and felt rejuvenated so rather than look for another parking lot, I hit the road. After about 2 hours I pulled into a rest area but hit the road again around 0630. Wanted to check out Elephant Butte State Park (http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/elephantbuttelakestatepark.html) and at least stop long enough for a hot shower (haven't figured out why the hot water is not working in my AS). The park is nice so planning to stay the night and who knows...
NM State Parks has an annual pass ($40) to access all their parks and another annual pass ($225 for out-of-staters) to camp. The weather is gorgeous (70s all week and long-term forecast) so I might stay awhile. There were only 2 campsites left when I arrived; turns out, lots of Coloradan's come to NM for the winter:)
After last Wednesday's long closing, the rush to move out of my house, packing the truck/Airstream, and finishing up a lot of loose ends, I'm taking the day to rest and recuperate. One thing I've discovered is that despite my best efforts there are many things I brought which should have gone in storage.
The truck and AS are working fine except for the hot water heater is not working; luckily most parks have hot showers. The truck is averaging about 12mpg and I've driven about 700 miles; diesel is about $4/gallon - ouch! Time to settle down somewhere for awhile:)

Campsite 25 at the Quail Run campsite in Elephant Butte State Park.

Elephant Butte Lake