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Why stay when you can go to BLM land?

Now we are back home and settled after a weekend of camping we are back to getting ready for the Nomad Gathering in the Desert on weekend of May 19th.

During the Nomad Gathering we’ll be having a Talent show, an outdoor movie “Off the Maps”, live music by Jer Killinger Singer/Songwriter , J5th & the 77 Riders , and BINGO!

One of the things we heard a lot before opening up for camping is why would someone pay when they can go to BLM land for free.
We had questioned the same thing, we had heard stories about camping at some BLM lands, but never had experienced it ourselves.

After this last weekend we now understand why some rather pay. Our place isn’t much different than BLM, you can hike for miles, beautiful views, sunsets, sunrises over the mountains, very little light pollution which makes sky viewing beyond your beliefs. But we also offer security, respect, not going to walk through your campsite without permission.
We offer a few amenities, a toilet and hopefully the shower soon. You can socialize or stay to yourself, you can have food delivered to your site (the menu can be found on the website), we also have the new miniature Dusty Nail General Store which offers home made wash cloths, art prints and originals, build your own charm jewelry, “I survived music in the desert” t shirts, schedule a henna tattoo, tours of the mesa for those that might not be able to hike it, oh and you get a cell signal. These few things are what makes the difference and we feel security, respect and cell signal is the main reason. These are things we lacked while camping on BLM land this last weekend. We had to make our own security..

We like to hear from you, are there more we can offer that would make your stay more comfortable?

Make sure to visit our website https://plateauhamedecolquhoun.com
or find us on Facebook Plateau Hame De Colquhoun , Instagram @plateauhamedecolquhoun , TikTok or on our YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@ArtOfTinyLiving to learn more about us!

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Short Break

We took a break for a few days, went camping and closed down Plateau Hame De Colquhoun. It may sound weird to some as we live full time in an RV and off-grid, yet go camping. But we still love tent camping usually in places RVs can’t get into! But now we are home refreshed but look forward to sleeping in our bed. I think the dogs will enjoy a good sleep as they are exhausted.

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April Fool’s Open Mic at Plateau Hame De Colquhoun JAFO on Mic.

The April Fool’s Open Mic was fun, the food was good, the goats and mini calves were so cute, we had good singing, poetry, art! Dusty Nails General Store had a good opening. We also added hand made washclothes to the list of products at the store! We thank everyone that came out!

We hope to see you all again at the Nomad Gathering in the Desert  starts May 19th. Registration available on the website.

We are looking for ideas for an June event. Post what you’d like to see or do in June.

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One more day until April Fool’s Open Mic!

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.

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Dusty Nails General Store is open!!!

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.

Directions can be found by following the link below.

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New Dusty Nail General Store

It’s already Tuesday. Only 4 more days until the April Fool’s Open Mic ! BYOB and 420 friendly event, be prepared to enjoy your day, listen, perform, and relax. All are welcome to attend, this event is kid friendly.

We have been slowly working on the Dusty Nails store. With the wind it has been hard to get much done.

But we are now to the point of loading the store up with products. We’ll be selling Art, Bottled Water, Glow sticks, LED Balloons, T-shirts, Charms, Build your own charm necklace, bracelet or keychain. Almost forgot We will be selling Registration for the Nomad Gathering in the Desert that will be held May 19th to 21st. A fun packed weekend with a Talent show, Outdoor movie, bonfires, live music by no other than Jer Killinger Singer/Songwriter and J5th & the 77 Riders . This will be the ONLY time you can purchase a registration in person. You can register online through our website until May 10th I think it is.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday April 1st!!

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Projects here at Plateau Hame De Colquhoun

We got the Dusty Nail build pretty much finished. Now we start cleaning and setting up the inside.

We are excited to have the new stage and Dusty Nail General Store ready for the April Fool’s Open Mic !

I have so many ideas on how I want to decorate the inside, I’m not sure I will be able to accomplish my ideas by the next event. I will probably put off these ideas until after the Open Mic.

The next projects

First will be a shower. We have everything to build the shower. We will be looking for a good 275+ gallon IBC tote, cheap, food grade with good tread on the spout. If you know of one please contact us

We are planning on adding another road, 2nd parking area (can be used for parking or campsites) and a few more campsites.

We also plan on moving our private residence area back. This will give more campsites. Give us and the dogs more privacy while having events and or campers.

But before we can move our spot back we have to build the 5k solar setup. This one will only be dedicated to the “Beast” class A. The big solar is for the Greenroom, Bluemoon, maybe shower, and sound/lights during events.

If you’d like to come visit and see what we are doing. We welcome you to attend one of our events. April Fool’s Open Mic on April 1st, Nomad Gathering in the Desert May 19 to 21, Haunted Hay ride in October, (more events coming soon)come camp, or contact us to come and visit a few hours.

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Dusty Nail General Store

The new Dusty Nail General Store is in its location, staked down, now paint it and set up the inside. Idk what we do without the help of our 3 helpers Weillow, Dreugan and Amigo (Last Picture)

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