Backtrack to El Paso TX – border fence!

Our first stop today was a waypoint right next to the USA-Mexico border wall (railroad tracks – road – border wall – Rio Grande river – City of Juarez, MX).  We actually got to touch the border wall (and no, there wasn’t anyone crossing illegally where we were, unlike the images we see on TV). … Continue reading Backtrack to El Paso TX – border fence!

journey to Las Cruces NM

Not only are there no services, but there are also nearly no inhabitants.  Most structures along the route (and there aren’t many) appear to have been abandoned quite some time ago.  It was only about 20 miles out from El Paso, that we began to see some residential unit density and roadside mailboxes.  In the… Continue reading journey to Las Cruces NM