Tomorrow is the April Fool’s Open Mic starts at noon, come relax have a drink, smoke some bud and enjoy. New stage and Dusty Nail General Store debut will also be tomorrow!!
Make sure to visit the Dusty Nail General Store and help support all we do here at Plateau Hame De Colquhoun . You can also purchase registrations for the Nomad Gathering in the Desert May 19th to the 21st. Weekend full of entertainment, live music of Jer Killinger Singer/Songwriter and J5th & the 77 Riders , outdoor movie “Off the Map, bonfires, meetings, vendors.
Campsites are still available for the Apri Fools open mic. You can register tomorrow at the Dusty Nail General Store or reserve your site through the website.
If you need to drive your vehicle to the stage tomorrow to unload please notify us ahead of time. No parking by the stage, circle or campsites. Please park in the designated parking lot.
Directions can be found on the website, signs will be up. Do Not follow GPS.
Dusty Nails General Store is a little store that you can visit during your visit at Plateau Hame De Colquhoun .
April Fool’s Open Mic a FREE event on April 1 starting at noon, will be the grand opening of the store. Bring a chair and drinks, talent and enjoy a day in the desert, with beautiful views of Ladrone, Rio Grande Valley, Sandia, clear days you can see Mt Taylor!
We do not encourage drinking, and/or high driving. You are welcome to sleep it off in your vehicle parked in the parking lot. We do have campsites available if you’d like to book a site contact us or visit our website to book.
We will be selling Registrations for the Nomad Gathering in the Desert in May. This is the only place you can purchase registrations without going online.
Plateau Hame De Colquhoun is a family owned business. On top of a desert mesa overlooking the Rio Grande Valley. Ran totally off-grid using solar and generators to run any sound and lights needed for an event.
Our family had site managed, built other semi off-grid event centers for other businesses for many years. But our dream was to do something similar for ourselves. Our dream became a reality in 2020. We had been asked to come to New Mexico for the winter of 2019-20 and help clear, build an event center. During this time we saved all our money we could with hopes to make a down payment on a vacant piece of land in Minnesota.
But plans changed, we loved the New Mexico winter so much that we started looking for vacant land anywhere in New Mexico. when we came and looked at this piece of land we fell in love right away. The land was secluded, majestic, peaceful, raw, and a perfect place for our dream.. On January 3 2020 our dream started to become a reality. A dream of building a safe space that all are welcome. A place where you can find peace and relaxation (Dependent on mother nature) for a night, week or month, to be able to be yourself without fear of ridicule and judgement.
One of ore requirements when looking at land was that it be secluded, we wanted privacy, no issues with noise. This seclusion became our biggest fear, Will people be willing to travel the 11 miles of washboard dirt roads to be out in the middle of the desert. To test this we decided to try by opening a few sites for campers (at the time the land was untouched, no toilet, really rough road that was hard to get on to get in). To our surprise two days after posting we had a booking, a few days later we had yet another 7 day booking, and they kept coming. So we cleaned, mowed campsites, paths, built easier to travel road, compost toilet, and a communal firepit. This year we are working on finishing the community store front and a shower.
This is our 3rd year of campers. Each year we get more bookings and hope to continue to grow.
Last year we got to the point of opening the land for events. This has been a very scary jump for us. Some of the same questions we asked ourselves about campers. Will people come down these roads for unique event experiences?! The few events we held last year weren’t badly attended, those that did attend seemed to enjoy themselves.
April Fool’s Open Mic will be our first event this year. We have our fingers crossed that attendance will be better than last year.
The Nomad Gathering in the Desert is in May, this will be our first of such an event. The fear and anxiety are high for this one. There are so many questions: Will people show, will they like it, is the cost too high, is it too low, will we be able to cover costs, are we offering enough activities. Many of these are fears all hosts have. But especially for the first event, and at a place that is just starting out. A place many don’t know about, and some have fear that it’s a scam.
We try to ease fears by inviting individuals out, take a tour, talk with us, and hanging out. Come to the April Fool’s Open Mic which is free. We try to be as transparent as we can, it is what it is out here. Roads are passable for any vehicle (if you follow our directions and not GPS). Though the roads are washboards, dips. It’s really not bad for dirt roads, we’ve driven on interstates that are worse (umm I10).
I will cut this here. We wanted to share a little of our story. If you’d like to learn more visit our website, send us a DM, email or comment. We’d be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Nomad Gathering in the Desert is just around the corner. A fun packed weekend of activities. Silent Auction, Bonfires, Vendors, Stargazing, Talent Show, Movie “Off the Map”, Live Music by Jer Killinger Singer/Songwriter and J5th & the 77 Riders plus more!
Tickets can be purchased through the website by clicking the link below
We are still in need of volunteers and Vendors. It’s Free to Vend, with Registration. Volunteers get free admission for volunteering at least 2 hours.
Tickets can also be purchased during the April Fool’s Open Mic .
Cloudy Saturday with rain in the forecast. We need the rain but it makes passage through the desert roads more of a challenge. Most areas of the roads that get under water have drive arounds. But there are a few that don’t.
The morning cloudy sky made for some beautiful photos of Ladrone and sun rise towards the Manzano Mountains.
Not a lot has been going on, it’s a cooler day today with a nice southern breeze that flows through the open windows of the RV making it feel as if we have air conditioning.
Here Plateau Hame De Colquhoun we have some exciting events coming up. @Haunted Hay Hell Ride, @Haunted Hell Ride & After Party With Dirty Brown Jug Band , and a private event.
Enjoy the video of us driving to the neighbors to help them with a task. These are the main roads out here.
Ka-Hoon Campground and Event Center 