We left Albuquerque feeling like we had to get back on the road, even though it had only been 10 days. We like Albuquerque/Santa Fe and know we will be back many more times. We have driven I-25 between Santa Fe and Albuquerque enough times the last month that we are looking forward to leaving it behind. There were storms that came through early in the morning but cleared out before we got on the road. But as we got north of Las Vegas NM the storms closed back in. For the most part it was light rain, but we could see flashing lights ahead of us. As we came up over a rise, we could see it had sleeted heavily, which probably led to the five-car pileup, which fortunately ended up in the center median. So the road was clear for us.
We arrived at Capulin ahead of the storms coming through town. There is not much to Capulin, a country store, the RV park and six blocks of mostly derelict buildings. The Capulin RV Park ($29 per night, no discount) was small, but well maintained. It’s basically a big gravel lot with utilities. The owners were really nice and helpful. They even promoted a local rancher’s grass fed beef. We decided not to purchase ay since it was pretty expensive ($55.00 for 2 T-Bones, Yikes!). The owner was positive we would love the product so he gave us a pound of ground beef to test. The water comes from an under ground aquifer. The owner explained that since the area was only cattle farms, (no farming, pesticides, or oil drilling) the aquifer was very clean. The water did taste really good. WiFi was strong and reasonably fast. As for the taste test, we could tell the difference and the flavor was really nice. As David said, it may not be a big enough difference to pay such a premium price.
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