Waitaminit! I have friends in NM and they tell me (I haven't really been able to believe them) that it gets really cold with lots of snow in New Mexico.
Honey has to be near water. Me too! He surfs. In the ocean, not the web.
I love Lincoln County, NM. 90ft pines followed by big drops into the yellow desert. High Black-eyed Susans along the road. Beautiful.