We’re still Workamping at Riverbend Hot Springs in Truth or Consequences, NM. In fact, yesterday made exactly one month since we’ve arrived. T or C (as the locals call it) is a very small town, though not as small as some we’ve been in – Interior, SD (population 67) comes to mind. It has a lot of potential to be a great resort or tourist town, but it doesn’t seem like the locals are interested. There are a lot of artist and quirky shops, but the downtown area just doesn’t look like much. It really needs a makeover to make it attractive to tourists. Right now the town seems very run down and most of the people we see here are hippie-types or those who escew traditional lifestyles. Nothing wrong with that, but with the hot springs, mineral baths, southwestern arts and crafts, and location (near the soon-to-be Spaceport and between Las Cruces and Albuquerque, NM) it could be so much more. We have never seen so many mobile homes and RVs in storage in one location. You would think that would make the real estate here really reasonable, especially with this economy, right? Wrong. It’s quite expensive. Comparing property here to property in Florida the prices are triple or more for a whole lot less. Anyway, it’s not a bad little town, but after a month we’ve pretty much seen it all and are scheduled to be here for two more months. Hopefully we’ll have some time soon to drive a bit farther away and see some other sights. We have plans to hopefully see Silver City, Carlsbad Caverns, and White Sands Missile range sometime before we leave.
Still at Riverbend (1 month and counting)
December 26th, 2008 Cheryl