One more week until the April Fool’s Open Mic ! We have so much work to get ready for this event. The weather has slowed us down to a crawl on finishing the store.
Make sure to bring your talent next Saturday starting at noon.
The April Fool’s Open mic is open to all, it’s FREE. There will be vendors, food vendors, music, bonfire, camping is available by booking through our website or stop at NEW (hopefully finished) Dusty Nails store to purchase a campsite or buy tickets for the Nomad Gathering in the Desert . Nomad Gathering is $20.00 for the weekend. Kids 10 and under are FREE!!
Directions to Plateau Hame De Colquhoun can be found by following the links below!
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.
Dreugan asks, “how much longer till the nomads come?” Come on out and play, and enjoy our piece of the land of enchantment. Nomad Gathering in the Desert on May 19-21. A fun packed weekend of Live Music, Vendors, Silent auction, Talent Show, Movie, Bonfire, Food Vendor. Live music by Jer Killinger Singer/Songwriter and J5th & the 77 Riders .
$20.00 for the whole weekend! Ages 10 and under are Free!
Pet Friendly. BYOB and 420 friendly.
You can register on the website or during the April Fool’s Open Mic on April 1. All size RVs, Schoolies, Vans, cars, pickups, tents are welcome!
The new stage, we figured out how to level the stage platform, but meant buying material. The base is finished, now we just need to add the platform, level and add the ramp.
Everything is looking good for the April Fool’s Open Mic ! A free event starts at noon.. BYOB and 420 friendly!
For the Nomad Gathering in the Desert we are hoping to have the shower finished by.
Nomad Gathering is a weekend event, with talent show, movie, bonfires, silent auction, live music, vendors, food vendors…
Registration can be found on our website. You can also register during the April Fool’s Open Mic.
The April Fool’s Open Mic is coming soon! A Free event here at Plateau Hame De Colquhoun . During the open mic you can purchase tickets to the Nomad Gathering in the Desert a 2 night 3 day event with talent show, movie “Off the Map”, Live music by Jer Killinger Singer/Songwriter and J5th & the 77 Riders , bonfires, stargazing, vendors, Westland Meadows will be serving food during both events.
We still have openings for vendors for both events. Contact us for information!
Nomad Gathering is in need of volunteers, check the website for more information!
Plateau Hame De Colquhoun (Plateau Home of Colquhoun) is a family owned off-grid campground and Event center, located in Socorro County just 45 miles south of Albuquerque, 13 miles off I25 on the Southern Point of the West Mesa.
Happy Wednesday! We’ve been busy here at Plateau Hame De Colquhoun getting ready for this year’s events to start. April Fool’s Open Mic will be first of many. April Fool’s open Mic is on Saturday April 1 starts at noon, all are welcome to attend this is BYOB, 420 friendly and FREE. There will be vendors, food, bonfire, camping is available.
We still have a few vendor spots available!
May 19th to 21st is the Nomad Gathering in the Desert a weekend full of activities,food, vendors, bonfires, a movie and music. Jer Killinger Singer/Songwriter and J5th & the 77 Riders will be playing Saturday night!
Vendor space still available
For more information Please contact us and visit our website.
A few days ago it was 65 and really windy, today it’s 36 and snowing. If you haven’t seen snow in the desert watch the video. I always loved watching snow storms in Minnesota, when we decided to move to New Mexico it was my fear of not seeing snow. But it snows here a couple times a year, luckily though it usually isn’t much or lasts long. We get just enough snow that I enjoy it.
Yesterday we had 55 mph gusts, 30 mph sustained winds. Having dealt with winds many times, we have learned how to better deal with it. We try to make sure everything is anchored down, or protected. We were lucky we didn’t get too much damage. We did lose the cover for the dog food bin, water and sand got into the bag. We had the bin protected from the southern winds, but when the squall hit the winds and changed directions instead of south, it changed to the west.
I was on the phone with my Mom Linda Rone at the time I saw the lid fly by, but we couldn’t go out and grab it out of fear that when we opened the RV door the RV would fill up with sand. So we waited for the winds to settle a little to go out and try to save the dog food.
While talking on the phone just before the dogfood lid, I had seen a deflated balloon fly by that read “Happy Birthday”. We have no idea where this balloon came from.
We did have a few smaller items fly off, but nothing we hadn’t recovered. I had a big tote full of vendor supplies (about 50 lbs or more) stored under the Greenroom, that the wind caught and moved to the middle of the yard.
We had a wonderful night with neighbors and campers watching the Superbowl outside with a bonfire, great food was bought by all.
Nomad Gathering in the Desert we will be playing “Off The MAP” Sequestered on a ranch deep in the recesses of rural New Mexico, a woman (Joan Allen), her catatonic depressed husband (Sam Elliot) & their precocious 11-year old daughter (Valentina de Angelis) live off the land…
There will also be a Talent Show, Live Music, Bonfires and more..
For more information please visit our website and Facebook page.
We have vendor spots open for some upcoming events. Prices vary on events. All events are advertised on social media and our website. Vendors will be listed on Facebook, and our website.
April Fool’s Open Mic (April 1st) is FREE to attend and vend. Nomad Gathering in the Desert (May 19 to 21) Free to Vend with Registration. Haunted Hay Ride (October 20-21) Information coming soon!
To register to vend at one or all events please contact us, include what event, what you are vending and size need.
For more information, directions and registration for events please visit our website.
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