First off..
Las Cruces rocks!! an excellent old hotel there.. WOOHOO..
Secondly...
You have your minor tools, first aide kit, and container of water with you? (In case you break down, get hurt, or overheat the coolant, respectively?)
Not being a "goody-two-shoes" or "worry-wart".. just trying to look out for a fellow CEG'r..
Ray