Chloride, NM

We ended up spending two weeks in Elephant Butte NM while waiting for our holding tank to be replaced.  We managed to do a few little drives while we were there.  One drive we took to Chloride which is an old ghost town.  There are a few people that live there and of those who do they have a family history in the town that goes back a few generations.  This old mining town was founded on silver mining.  The museum was packed with interesting stuff.  The most impressive was a pioneer woman's things.  Everything from clothing to furniture -- she made it all by hand.  She lived out of a covered wagon for many years and then when she settled in Chloride she made everything for her cabin.  The workmanship on the clothing and the furniture was remarkable.

We finally got our new holding tank installed and hit the road.  So far we have made it to Kinsley, KS which is just northeast of Dodge City.  We need to head to Sioux Falls but the weather doesn't want to cooperate.  We hope to be in Minnesota by Wednesday or Thursday -- maybe Friday.  All we hear about is snow and ice up at the resort but we are on our way!