Eric & I start our drive on
We turn onto US Route 54
South in Carrizozo.
Flashing lights encourage
drivers to stop at this
intersection.
El Paso is 124 miles
away.
I look out across a plain
decorated with low growing
yellow flowers.
Irrigation equipment provides
water for agriculture in this
arid climate.
Classes & Races.
This house is on
the market.
TULIE FREEZE in
Eric & I enter a Work Zone.
A Dump Truck dumps a load
of sand.
I wonder how many cubic
yards are in a truckload.
Mountains in the distance
is up ahead.
Pistachio Trees are carefully
tended.
A roadside Roadrunner
Our drive takes us to
We continue west through
A big thank you to garyvarner.com
for this close up photo of the
giant yellow sign.
Traffic can be stopped for an hour along US 70 during a Missile Test at nearby White Sands Missile Range.
Eric & I pass a White Sands
Missile Range sign.
This is a huge military
installation.
The White Sands Missile Range/White Sands Proving Ground covers 3,200 square miles.
White Sands in the distance.
Monument is 1 mile away.
White Sands encroach on
the roadway.
I love taking pictures of
Southwest vistas.
It's time to take Interstate 25
South towards El Paso.
Tonight's stay is at a Walmart
in Las Cruces.
Friends Julian and Emma have a home in Las Cruces. Eric and I are happy that they have time for a visit.
The next day is a repositioning
drive of about 45 miles.
Stockyards abut the highway
in Eastern New Mexico.
Welcome to Texas
El Paso is 18 miles away.
Cabela's gave Eric & me
permission to stay the
night in their parking lot.
Emma and Julian's family live in El Paso. Eric and I are delighted to reconnect with more of the Bendana family.
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