Plateau Hame De Colquhoun is proud to have Westland Meadows for both the April Fool’s Open Mic and the Nomad Gathering in the Desert . Westland Meadows will be serving hotdogs and hamburgers!
We still have openings for vendors for both events and volunteers for the Nomad Gathering.
For more information contact us either by Facebook or through our website.
Nomad Gathering in the Desert will be held at Plateau Hame De Colquhoun an off-grid campground and Event Center. Located down 11 miles of dirt roads, in the middle of the desert on top of the West Mesa with beautiful views of the Rio Grande valley, just 43 miles south of Albuquerque.
A fun packed weekend, music, talent show, games, vendors, bonfires and more!
$20.00 registration, includes one campsite.
If you live in a car, truck, van, RV (Class A, B , C), Tow Trailer, 5th wheel, Schooly, Tiny House, brick and mortar all are welcome!
While I sit here listening to the wind, feeling the RV rocking, I think about the upcoming events we are hosting here Plateau Hame De Colquhoun .
We will be having an April Fool’s Open Mic on April 1st starting at noon and going until we are done! All are welcome, you can come a few hours or stay the night. Campsites are $10.00 for a 2 night stay.
We also are having the Nomad Gathering in the Desert a full weekend event filled with fun, music, relaxation, stargazing, bonfires and friendship.
October we will be having the 2nd Haunted Hay Ride and After Party. A night of scares and music.
For more information and directions visit our website
Plateau Hame De Colquhoun is proud to be hosting The New Mexico Nomad Gathering in the Desert
New Mexico Nomad Gathering in the Desert! May 19, 2023 by Bosque New Mexico. Directions can be found on the website event page.
NM Nomad Gathering in the Desert will be the 1st of many Nomad Gatherings organized by Plateau Hame De Colquhoun (Melodie and Brent)
NM Nomad Gathering in the Desert is a private gathering (not open to the general public) All Nomads welcome whether you live in a tent, van, car, 5th wheel, Schooly, RV… All are welcome!
I have been getting a lot of memories from Facebook, and Google of our move here a little over two years ago. Moving here on the land was the first thing Brent and I have done for ourselves since we have been together. We have helped others build their land to do events for many years.
But we wanted to do something for ourselves, we wanted to have our own campground and Event center.
Moving here to Plateau Hame De Colquhoun has been a learning curve. The land was vacant, had trash left by individuals dumping, cow patties from the free range cattle, cactus, snake weeds, yucca and more.
Before we could open we cleaned up and hauled off the trash, mowed, built a road for better access, build a stage, toilet.
In April of 2022 we opened for our first event an open mic. We were very fearful, we had worked many events for others but this was our first time for ourselves. We had a lot of what ifs. What if nobody shows, what if solar and generators don’t work the way we planned, what if people don’t like it, what if the road out deters people.. So many what ifs we had thought about quitting. But us being who we are (stubborn) we kept going. People did come, they said they enjoyed themselves. This made all the work so far worth it!
For all wondering as we get asked a lot.. Plateau Hame De Colquhoun is Scottish for Plateau Home of Colquhoun (Ka-hoon). Colquhoun is a Scottish clan which is Brent Colquhoun ancestry.
I wanted to add the Colquhoun March to the video but I wasn’t able to find one I could us.. So here is a link to the Colquhoun March..
Yesterday we took Anne’s puppy our grandpup in to get spayed. Since Anne got her at a humane society in Albuquerque you’d think the pup would go to a vet in Albuquerque.. Nope we had to go to Edgewood, which was a 2 hour drive for us.
Since it was too far for us to drive twice we stayed around town, with all the dogs (15 hours too long to leave locked in at home).
We did get to visit the local zoo Wildlife West Nature Park a very nice park well worth the visit!! Room and shade in the parking lot for the dogs, they got to walk and play a little!
We also got to drive down Route 66 over the musical road.. The signs are gone showing you where the spot is, but still can hear the music.
Now the pup is back home, relaxing and healing. We are getting ready for our trip to CA to go to Aftershock Festival this coming week. Stay tuned for pictures and videos!
This weekend is my 30th class reunion Browerville Class of 1992. Hard to believe it’s been 30 years. I hope the reunion has a good turn out! Look forward to pictures.
We’ll be here Plateau Hame De Colquhoun getting ready for the Music in the Desert event July 16th!! Ladrones Quest with JAFO Productions!
If you’re in the area stop by and listen to some great music!
On July 30th we’ll be at B Town Bike Rally Belen New Mexico where Jafo Productions will be running sound and I’ll be running our booth, stop by and see us.
We also have few other events in works (Hint) one is around Halloween! Watch our Facebook’s and website for more info.
Bryandt Calhoun, and Anne Calhoun Boyfriend’s last day here. So we went off to visit some ruins. Was a fun day, we always see something different every time we visit!
Living in the desert is quiet, peaceful with beautiful views of mountains, fresh air, and the most awestruck views of the night sky.
But like with every pro there is a con. The big con for us is deliveries and services, we are not able to get US Postal Service , UPS , or FedEx to come out. Yesterday was yet another disappointing service failure #trashpickup. All our neighbors agreed to want some type of trash pickup service, as like us, they hate having to haul it off ourselves, for an often wasted two hour trip because the landfill seems only to be open as they choose to.
Yet again we got nothing but disappointment, not because the trash company won’t come, but the cost of them coming.. Not only would there be a monthly trash bill, but also a mileage and hourly bill for their driver, as they say it’s to far out (remind you we are only 14 miles from town). But this company Valley Sanitation, LLC. . has the only contract with the county of Socorro and in order for them to get here they have to drive out of their way to Belen which is in a different county.
There is a south access up here that would save about 50 miles, but the county is unwilling to maintain it, so right now it is not passable for a vehicles of any type. If this access was available we would have just normal costs for service as well as other availabilities. It’s really a waste for us that we live in a county when we can’t even access the county or the services our taxes are providing for. Maybe, #MichelleLujanGrisham our Governor here in New Mexico will have a different perspective.
Ka-Hoon Campground and Event Center 