Springer

We embarked, Ms. Cook & I, on a northbound safari. Ms. Cook requires indoor plumbing so our travels necessitate finding "accomodations." First stop, the Oasis Motel in Springer, New Mexico. Both the Broken Arrow Motel and the Oasis are owned by the same couple, Tony & Frances. There are four children who help. 

We chose to come to Springer in order to go around Raton Pass. My limit these days seems to be just shy of 7,000 feet (of altitude) (2.133.6 m) and Raton Pass is 7,841' (2.390m). So we're going around; and Springer is the layover spot.

Though the Oasis is supposedly the "poor relation" of the Broken Arrow Motel, Frances said the rooms are bigger. In fact they're quite spacious with a small alcove for dining (they used to have kitchenettes, she said) firm mattresses a spotlessly clean bathroom and although we've not "experienced" the ambiance of the Broken Arrow, we are quite pleased.

Moon Over The Oasis