American RV Park, El Paso, TX
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Wed. January 24, 2007 (Leave Alpine, TX)
We woke up to light snow, mostly melting and Ray checked the roads at the front of the park to see if traffic was flowing and it was. We started out at 9:00 am from Alpine to American RV Park, El Paso, TX where there is also Camper’s World facility to work on the motor of the RV and truck. Changed oil, etc. This is a very nice park and huge amount of sites to select from. Completely paved with lighting at each site and the hookups are new. The Franklin Mountain range surrounds us on three sides. We really enjoy seeing the change in the view of the mountains every day.
Thurs. January 25, 2007 Cold and windy. Raining all night and snow up in the mountains. The rest of the week is supposed to be clear and highs in the 50’s.
El Paso Alt. 3,762 is the largest U.S. city on the Mexican border; neighboring Juarez, Mexico’s largest border city. El Paso’s name is derived from an ancient mountain pass surrounded by mile-high peaks. El Pasoans celebrate Thanksgiving in spring and claim the first celebration was 23 years before the pilgrims’ celebration.
This vibrant city sits on the border with both Mexico and New Mexico. Enjoyed discovering its special mix of culture and traditions. Beautiful desert sunshine drenches this corner of the world more than 300 days a year.
Nomadic bands hunted big game in the El Paso region during the Ice Ages.
Here on the borderland there is a special brand of hospitality to visitors. From the top of the surrounding mountains you can see two counties, three states and two counties, all within minutes of each other.
We woke up to light snow, mostly melting and Ray checked the roads at the front of the park to see if traffic was flowing and it was. We started out at 9:00 am from Alpine to American RV Park, El Paso, TX where there is also Camper’s World facility to work on the motor of the RV and truck. Changed oil, etc. This is a very nice park and huge amount of sites to select from. Completely paved with lighting at each site and the hookups are new. The Franklin Mountain range surrounds us on three sides. We really enjoy seeing the change in the view of the mountains every day.
Thurs. January 25, 2007 Cold and windy. Raining all night and snow up in the mountains. The rest of the week is supposed to be clear and highs in the 50’s.
El Paso Alt. 3,762 is the largest U.S. city on the Mexican border; neighboring Juarez, Mexico’s largest border city. El Paso’s name is derived from an ancient mountain pass surrounded by mile-high peaks. El Pasoans celebrate Thanksgiving in spring and claim the first celebration was 23 years before the pilgrims’ celebration.
This vibrant city sits on the border with both Mexico and New Mexico. Enjoyed discovering its special mix of culture and traditions. Beautiful desert sunshine drenches this corner of the world more than 300 days a year.
Nomadic bands hunted big game in the El Paso region during the Ice Ages.
Here on the borderland there is a special brand of hospitality to visitors. From the top of the surrounding mountains you can see two counties, three states and two counties, all within minutes of each other.
Socorro very nearly lost its present church around the beginning of the 21st century, when problems with basic architecture and moisture entrapped in the adobe walls threatened the structure with collapse. In a remarkable community enterprise, volunteer organizations, at-risk youth groups, and “Welfare to Work” adult trainees – supported by the Catholic Diocese, universities, schools, endowments, associations, and civic and social organizations – joined in a five-year, 1.5 million dollar restoration project to save the Socorro mission.
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You reach Socorro and its mission about three miles farther southeast, also off Alameda Street. The Franciscans founded the Nuestra Señora de la Limpia Concepción de los Piros de Socorro del Sur Mission on October 13, 1680, to serve Piro Puebloans who fled south to escape the revolt. The friars built the first structure within the next decade. They lost the original church to Río Grande flooding in 1740 and lost its successor to flooding in 1829. They moved to higher ground and built the current adobe-walled building in the early 1840s, with a formal dedication in 1843. Under the guidance of the Religious, the Piros (who spoke a now-extinct Tanoan language dialect) added the front façade, a belfry, a choir loft and transepts during the following decades. On October 19, 1845, they added a treasured statue of the mission’s patron saint, San Miguel, after it had been transported from Mexico to the mission by ox-cart.
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