Sunday April 14, 2019 Road video and map – Carlsbad to Las Vegas, NM No, not the Las Vegas everyone knows, but a small town about 60 miles from Santa Fe in New Mexico. The town is mainly known for its hot springs and spas but I spent a week here in the late 90s … Continue reading Back in Las Vegas
Saturday April 13, 2019 Road video and map – Alamogordo to Carlsbad, NM Today was the first drive of the trip where I have had to use my wipers (for about 15 minutes) but there are a couple of scenic sections worth checking out in the road video. The main focus of the day was … Continue reading Carlsbad Caverns
Friday April 12, 2019 Road video and map – Deming to Alamogordo, NM After two days of driving I needed to get some fresh air and today’s stops at Dripping Springs Natural Area and White Sands National Monument provided that opportunity. Dripping Springs lies at the foot of the western edge of the Organ Mountains … Continue reading The Organ Mountains and White Sands
Thursday April 11, 2019 Road video and map – Globe, AZ to Deming, NM Compared with yesterday’s stimulating drive today’s drive to Deming, NM was very routine and, because I had made some progress yesterday, it was quite quick. It was the perfect day to lose an hour due to the time zone change. The … Continue reading Driving to New Mexico
Today was a driving day with little to see on the route from Pueblo, CO to Amarillo, TX. The only tourist stop I made was at the roadside art installation, called Cadillac Ranch, just west of Amarillo. This was installed in 1974 and features ten Cadillac cars buried, nose first, in a corn field. Little … Continue reading Cadillac Ranch
Wednesday, Oct 19 Today I left Arizona, crossed New Mexico and ended up in El Paso, Texas. I didn’t take the route I had wanted due to the scarcity of gas. I try to break up longer drives with a gas stop and, when I have 100 miles of gas left, I consult my GPS … Continue reading Mining and the Wild West