New Mexico Unit - Event Information
Dear New Mexico Unit Members & Affiliates:
I hope everyone is out enjoying your fabulous Airstreams. Many thanks to NMU members Babbi & Kory Baker for hosting the Salt Missions Rally last weekend. The Bakers have a beautiful ranch in the east mountains and were gracious enough to allow us to hold a rally there. We visited the fascinating Salt Missions, hiked, ate great food, and played a lot of fun games. Hosting a rally is fun and easy to prepare for. Please contact me if you have an idea for one.
July 25-28, 2024: Registration is now open for A Night at the Santa Fe Opera Rally in partnership with the Arizona Airstream Club. Visit airstreamclub.org/arizona and scroll down to the Events List to find the link for registration. Be sure to order breakfast burritos for Friday morning and buy tickets to attend the backstage opera tour Saturday morning. A catered Italian tailgate picnic will precede the Opera on Saturday night.
Remember to make your campsite reservations AND purchase your opera tickets ASAP. See below for info.
We will be camping at Santa Fe Skies RV Park where they are holding 20 sites for our group ($76/night). Call them at 877-565-0451 or 505-473-5946 and tell them you are with the Airstream Club Opera Rally.
The opera we will be attending is Donizetti's "Elixir of Love" July 27, 2024, at 8:30 pm. Reserve your own tickets at the Santa Fe Opera website: https://official.santafeopera.org/11425/11426. You can also call the box office at 800-280-4654 or 505-986-5900.
September 26-29, 2024: Blue Skies & Ranges Rally at the NRA/Whittington Center, Raton, NM. This will be a "Buddy Rally", which means you can invite your friends who don't own an Airstream. The Whittington Center has a spacious campground and numerous outdoor shooting ranges. Optional trap shooting and a catered dinner are part of the fun. Registration opens July 1, 2024.
October 24-27, 2024: Caballo Lake Halloween Rally with the Arizona Unit, Caballo Lake, NM. Don't miss this fun annual event at beautiful Caballo Lake State Park.
We are doing things a little differently this year. The NM Unit has reserved the large pavilion located at the Riverside Campground. This pavilion has 48 electric sites located around it. State Park reservations are NOT required to camp in the pavilion area. All you need to do is pay the $14/night camping fee when you arrive. You'll still need to register, however, to attend the rally. Registration opens on August 1, 2024. More details to come.
Early November 2024: Urban Rally, Artesia, NM, during their Balloons and Tunes Festival. We're going to try again to make this happen in 2024. Stay tuned.
NM Unit is always looking for new rally ideas and volunteers to help. Please let me know if you'd like to volunteer to host a rally. Safe travels in your amazing Airstreams.
Lisa Sly
NM Unit President
