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We left the beautiful White Sands National Park area in extreme heat, with high winds and dust storms. It was interesting to see the landscape change from flat, arid desert with craggy mountains in the background, to a lusher, cooler desert with mesas in the background. On the way we stopped at the Indian Pueblo Cultural […]

White Sands National Park. Trying some sledding on the “snow”. It is cool to the touch.  Hiked part of the Alkali Flats trail which led up and down through the sand hills. Sooo amazingly quiet and beautiful and hiking barefoot was amazing!!! We had to follow the markers sticking out of the sand to keep

Today we drove up to Carlsbad Cavern National Park. Got there around 9am before it opened at 9:30 and there already was a line of 50+ people waiting to get in! Our 1st adventure was the 1.5 mi hike in the “Big Room” It’s enormous! So many stalactites and stalagmites. Just awesome!Our 2nd adventure was

Left Carlsbad caverns after a night of luxury with full hookups and laundry. Stopped at Roswell UFO museum on the way to White Sands National Park in NM. Great little museum where we learned a lot of information about UFO’s sightings and crashes. Then on to the Oliver Lee Memorial Park, in the foothills of the Sacramento

We explored the Hot spring of Big Bend and then went on to cross the border to Boquillas, Mexico. We crossed the Rio Grande in a row boat and then could either walk or ride a burro into town. There were all sorts of goodies for sale and we had a delicious lunch at one

We spent the day hiking trails, exploring historic buildings, and watching the sun set over El Capitan Mt at Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Along the McKittrick trail, we saw this rattlesnake sunning himself.  -Mary   Guadalupe Mountains NP McKittrick Trail Rattlesnake Guadalupe Mountains NP Guadalupe Mountains NP Cultural Center Cultural Center Manzita Spring Guadalupe Mountains

We said goodbye to Big Bend NP today and drove to the Carlsbad/Guadalupe National Parks on the border of Texas and New Mexico. Our home for the next 2 nights is to be a large parking lot, owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and completely free! It’s located in the desert on a

We did 2 hikes in Big Bend today. The first was to Mule Ear Spring. Back in the day before maps, people relied on visual references for traveling. The rocky outcrops looking like Mule Ears was one of them.  The second hike was done on the Rio Grande. It was amazing! We started the hike on

Big Bend Park is an amazing place! We Hiked all day despite the wind being fierce. The scenery is incredible here and the sunset sooo beautiful. We are so lucky to be here! -Mary Big Bend NP – sunset Lost Mine Trail Lost Mine Trail Lost Mine Trail Lost Mine Trail Lost Mine Trail Lost

Leisurely start today outside the Amber Dragon Moonshine brewery, in Adeline, TX. Got on the road eventually and immediately plunged into heat and more heat. Abilene is a centre of the AI boom with infrastructure building, data centers and power plants all around. That along with the dusty dry land makes for a rough environment.