All in a Day's Drive... Southwest, New Mexico

Eric plotted a drive north and a bit east of Deming...

Part of today's drive is

along a BLM Back

Country Byway.

We drive past miles & miles
of open federal lands & then,
suddenly, there are cows.

Lake Valley Archaeological

District preserves the

Lake Valley Ghost Town.

Lake Valley Ranch

Dips in the road are labeled

with warnings of flash

flooding in low areas.

I've said it before, & I'll
say it again...

Fall hangs around for a
long time in New Mexico.

Black Range Museum is

in Hillsboro.

We turn to the
right, towards
Truth or
Consequences.

 The open range rolls on before us.

Roadside grass is being

mowed, probably for the

last time this year.

Houses occassionally
crop up...

This one has an RV
parked next to it.

This part of our drive is

on the Geronimo Trail

Scenic Byway.

Lakeview RV Park
General Store et al.

Welcome to Truth or

Consequences.

This city has an

 interesting history.

Our drive north takes us
to Elephant Butte Dam.

Let's look at the campsites

at Elephant Butte Lake

State Park.

Are elephants are a common
a common decoration in
Elephant Butte?

As we drive south, Eric & I

see fields of Red Chilies on

dying plants.

Hatch is the Chile Capital
of the World.

The sun is setting...

Wind turbines in the
fading sunlight.

Eric points out this hand

shaped cloud.

Too many fingers, but

it definitely looks like

a hand reaching out...

We plan to return to New Mexico.  I want to camp north of Deming.  There's so much to see and do in this relatively small region of the state.