Twilight at Elephant Butte

[pamela]

This is from the Monticello South campground at Elephant Butte. I love it here so much. We've been back in N.M. since late October and have been going back and forth between Caballo Lake and Elephant Butte. We live in our motorhome and that picture is the view outside our door. It's so beautiful and peaceful here. We plan to stay here (southwestern N.M.) a few more weeks and then we'll start heading north. I have fallen so in love with New Mexico.

Any tips for what we should see in this area? We drove out to Chloride last week and I don't think either of us said a word for the longest time. It was just such a beautiful drive. We've been to Hatch a few times to get chiles. I thought I bought enough the first time to last a year but they didn't last a month. We also took a day trip down to Las Cruces one day and it was nice but it overwhelmed us both a bit. It's so remote where we've been staying that the traffic and stores and everything kind of freaked us both out. We go into Truth or Consequences about twice a month for groceries. I love that town. We're not really into too many touristy attractions but tips for pretty drives or quirky/interesting destinations would be greatly appreciated.