We got hitched up and headed down I-25 for 254 miles. We have more confidence in the new hitch after we came up on a single lane construction zone. As we rolled up to it, we suddenly saw there was a series of deep dips in the pavement. We hit the brakes to bleed off as much speed as we could before we rolled over them. The dips in the pavement yanked hard on the trailer in multiple violent chucking motions. Keira did not enjoy the ride! But we rolled through and the trailer, hitch and truck were just fine. If that did not pull the hitch out of the pucks, nothing would! Only a hundred yards up the road there was a moving van pulled over to the side with a car trailer attached to the back. All the tires on the car trailer were blown out due to the violent motion when they hit those same dips. We pulled off I-25 at US84. It was at this intersection 40 years ago that David and two of his friends and spun out and hit the bridge abutment while headed to Telluride Ski area in a blizzard. It brought back memories. Just past the bridge, we turned onto a county road to go to the New Mexico Las Vegas KOA ($58 per night with KOA discount). We were a bit concerned since we could not see the RV park and this road was basically single lane with no place to turn around. A bit farther down the road we came up on the RV park and pulled in. After checking in, they escorted us to our sight. The roads were really tight for our big rig and we ended up rubbing against some small tree branches. As we pulled into our site, the skies opened up and it rained hard. We waited for the rain to let up before getting out and unhitching. The water system in this park is gravity fed so it is only about 22lbs of pressure. We’re not going to get good showers here! Best word we can use for this park is “rustic”. But it will do for a couple of days.
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