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

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

Belle Meade Plantation tour

Nashville, TN I guess “plantation” doesn’t mean that they plant stuff, as in agriculture.  Turns out the main business of this plantation, which we toured today, was raising thoroughbred horses.  We learned that one named Iroquois, and descendants of his are among 11 of only 13 triple crown winners.  We toured the mansion in which… Continue reading Belle Meade Plantation tour