Today we spent the day at White Sands National Park, including walking 4 different trails and walking a total of almost 6 miles. If that wasn’t enough, we also did some sledding down the sand dunes. Interestingly, we only saw young kids doing that, with their parents supervising. I guess we are kids at heart…… Continue reading White Sands National Park
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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
summary of our first BLM experience
BLM stands for Bureau of Land Management and is part of the US Government. It sets aside certain areas for public use, and no cost to the users. Such camping involves no hookups (see previous post on dry camping). In this case, the area was set up as a campground, and had designated areas for… Continue reading summary of our first BLM experience
Guadalupe Mountains NP
A fun fact about Guadalupe mountains is that it’s the same mountain chain as Carlsbad Caverns. Guadalupe is in Texas, whereas Carlsbad is in New Mexico. The mountain itself is very rugged, so there is not really a scenic drive inside the park, it’s around it. Therefore, the number of easy trails is somewhat limited. … Continue reading Guadalupe Mountains NP
Roswell museum
Today, we visited the Roswell Museum. It is a small museum with no high value artwork, but there were two exhibits of local interest that we felt were worth the visit. First was” Robert H Goddard: Dreamer, Tinkerer, Pioneer” which included a reproduction of his workshop, and showcased his work on rockets, as well as… Continue reading Roswell museum
UFO museum
The museum’s formal name is the “International UFO Museum & Research center”. This is clearly a tourist attraction, but we spent a few interesting hours there reading text, listening to audio or watching videos related to various aspects of the UFO controversy. The centerpiece of the museum is about the reported recovery of a crashed… Continue reading UFO museum
Our drive from Amarillo Texas to Roswell New Mexico
Sometimes, the drive can be just a drive. Nothing much to share. Not today. So I’m making a post about what it was that has moved me to share. First, the number of trains we saw along the route was unreal. I have this thought that Bernard secretly had a wish to be a train… Continue reading Our drive from Amarillo Texas to Roswell New Mexico
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
Palo Duro Canyon was a wonderful day trip a short distance from Amarillo, TX. We spent most of the day there, most of the time was driving around the park’s loop road and stopping to take pictures, but we did include one stop for a picnic lunch, and one for a 1.5 mile hike on… Continue reading Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
First Americans Museum, Oklahoma City OK
And to think that I hated geography and history when I was of school age… And no, the title does not have a typo, it is Americans plural… The catchphrase “One place, many nations” gives a hint as to why its written that way. This visit illustrates well the benefits of travel-induced discovery. I did further… Continue reading First Americans Museum, Oklahoma City OK
Fort Worth Stockyards
We had been to Fort Worth before, but we had missed the longhorn cattle drive, so we went back for that. It was quick but interesting. Fun fact – the horns are about 6 feet wide, from tip to tip. The Longhorn can go days without drinking any water and they eat cactus. That’s why… Continue reading Fort Worth Stockyards