Just wondering if there are any members around Las Cruces.

Terry

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I think the nearest member we have to LC is probably Mike (Signcutter21) down Sierra Vista way. I used to go to college there but haven't been thru that town in years. You heading out this way Terry?

It looks like I MIGHT be moving...by myself. I really like the area from Tucson over to Las Cruces a lot. I love the desert and the mountains, I just don't want the lower winter temps in the higher elevations.

Terry

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Terry, I guess i'm the closest like Corwynn said. It's about 3 hrs or so. I was in LC last spring for the first time and looks like a good place. The east side looked nice. There is plenty of wheeling to do out there too. They actually host a huge national event for the rock crawlers.

You'll have to make it over to AZ for some fun with us.

mike

I was reading about that club in Las Cruces. Real active group. I have been looking for a web site that shows average utility costs etc. for Tucson and Las Cruces and so far no luck. If anyone knows of one please let me know.

If I do move I'll be looking at rental houses. This one place, for sale not rent, was interesting. It had a new kit cabin that was 12'X 12' sitting on 20 acres for $49K. Cute little thing but talk about small!

Terry

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OK here is some stuff to consider. LC and Tucson are the same latitude but LC is about 1200' higher in elevation than Tucson. Both can get cold in the winter time but I would say snow is more of a possibilty in LC than Tucson (although it has even snowed on the outskirts of Phoenix a couple of times since I have been here so who can say?) and both can get hot in the summer time. Tucson is a larger town - approx. 500,000 vs. about 80,000 in LC. They are both college towns with all the attendant issues from that. There's plenty to do in both areas and as Mike mentioned lots of good wheeling in southern NM, just keep in mind that it's predominantly ROCK out this way, not so much mud or sand . I could probably go into more detail if you're interested, just shoot me a PM.

Oh and lots of good Southwest cuisine in both towns but I'd probably favor LC for the real flavor

I have spent a couple of weeks in both places and like both of them. I even looked at some houses once in Tucson. Mud is not one of my choices either. I don't really want to do any rock crawling. I like trails with mild obstacles. To me it's the view and new places to see.

Terry

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We have plenty of them in Arizona, and others within a days drive in southern Colorado, southern Utah and southern California. And to be honest, the easy to moderate trails are what most of the people in the AZ LOST run. Of course there are exceptions. A few folks will try almost anything....

If you get a chance, stop by a book store that sells offroad books and look for the ones by Charles A. Wells....

http://www.funtreks.com/index.php?main_ ... 60dd106c22

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It's an AZ LOST JEEPS thing....
other folks don't understand!!

Nice looking books!

Terry

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Wells needs to do a New Mexico one too, plenty of area to explore out there.

Just a piece of advice, if you decide on one the books, splurge the extra money and order the spiral edition. After extreme use the binding glue will give out (ask Olhockey).

later, mike

Yeah spiral bound is definitely the way to go, plus it lays nice and flat and you don't have to fight to keep it open to the pages you're interested in