Since it has been at least a month since we returned from Ireland I decided that I would continue pictures and information about Ireland on wildbluetravel.net. By mid next week there will be a page devoted to Ireland with more pictures posted there.
Early morning heading out of Las Cruces towards Alamagordo which would take us across the White Sands Missle Range and through a border patrol inspection station. I guess we didn't look suspicious as they asked if we were enjoying NM and waved us through!
I am in New Mexico for a short 4-night trip with husband, Glenn. With only 4 nights, 5 days it is hard to see it all -- but we decided on a short tour to south-eastern New Mexico. As we fly roundtrip Alburquerque, we will get to see a bit of the state as we drive.
To begin with -- as this is a "budget" trip -- we decided to go with an economy car. Not a good choice! We have decided that, at our age, we are beyond economy. I guess we are just used to power locks, power windows, cruise control, a trunk that opens with a latch in addition to a key, a grab bar above the doors, and self-cancelling turn signals to mention a few limitations.
The drive out of Alburquerque went smoothly -- we were out of town within 5 minutes and cruising down Interstate 25...and drove down to Las Cruces.
I've always heard about this town: Truth or Consequences. We were going to stop but were starting to feel the effect of getting up at 3:30 to catch the 6:00 am flight to NM.
Shortly before we got to Las Cruces we decided to get off Interstate 25 and take the local highway the last few miles. We went by acres of plantations of large trees, which we later discovered were pecan trees. New Mexico is the largest pecan producing state.
Early morning heading out of Las Cruces towards Alamagordo which would take us across the White Sands Missle Range and through a border patrol inspection station. I guess we didn't look suspicious as they asked if we were enjoying NM and waved us through!
Of course, we had to stop at White Sands National Monument; which we did for several hours. We were there early so hardly any other people. A sort of other world experience!
The picnic shelters really looked like something out of the future...especially against the sand.
We did have a lot of fun walking around on the dunes and then running down them -- I was barefoot -- sand was soft as powder although a "mite cold".
We headed through and over the mountains taking a slight detour to see not one, but two observatories. The detour entailed a few hours, a dirt road, and beautiful scenery. Needless to say, we didn't make it to Carlsbad Caverns today. Tomorrow I'll post pictures from our trip through the mountains. James, you remember our infamous Schnebly road detour?
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