Drive from Alamogordo to Albuquerque NM – when plans go off the rails

A beautiful drive, as we are crossing over to a different valley.  We arrive early, because we are heading to a “First Come First Served” campground, which we had been told after calling them that they had plenty of availability. That was true, because when we got there, the campground was empty and we were… Continue reading Drive from Alamogordo to Albuquerque NM – when plans go off the rails

Three Rivers Petroglyph site

The Three Rivers Petroglyph site is a short drive from Alamogordo.  According to the visitor center, there are over 20,000 individual petroglyphs in the area.  We saw several hundred on the half-mile trail we took.  It was an amazing experience. (FYI, these are not painted petroglyphs – there are engraved by removing a naturally occurring… Continue reading Three Rivers Petroglyph site