Today we decided to drive around instead of just sitting in the camper on Christmas Day. We took off from Truth or Consequences and drove towards Silver City, NM. On the way we ran into a little rain, which turned into snow by the time we got into the mountains and just east of Santa Rita and in Gila National Forest (about two-thirds of the way to Silver City). We stopped and enjoyed a ‘White Christmas’ – something we haven’t seen for YEARS living in Florida for so long. Of course, it wasn’t the blizzards and record snow falls the rest of the country seems to be experiencing right now, but we enjoyed it. Below are some videos of the three of us messing around – definitely not professional cinematography.

We hope your Christmas was wonderful too.

Christmas Day for the Charleses in New Mexico from C. Charles on Vimeo.

Shadow explores the snow from C. Charles on Vimeo

Empty Downtown Street in Truth or Consequences, NM

On a little side note, seems all of this part of NM is closed up TIGHT on Christmas Day. Nothing we didn’t expect for a holiday such as this in small rural communities, but with the businesses here in Truth or Consequences being mostly tourist related (hot springs and motels) you’d think there would be restaurants open taking advantage of the busy season. But no – everything, and we mean EVERYTHING (including even the self-serve car wash) was closed. We wondered about the people staying in the motels – where did they eat? Only Denny’s on the Interstate was open.