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North America » United States » New Mexico » Las Cruces April 12th 2023

We enjoyed our time in the Las Cruces area. We stayed at Leasburg Dam State Park. The sites include a sheltered picnic table. While in the area we hiked the Leasburg Slot Canyon, visited White Sands National Park, and went to McGinn's Pistachioland. We can't wait to come back to this area in the future as there is still so much more to do in the Las Cruces area. Thanks to Linda and Jamie for hike the slot canyon with us! Next time the Organ Mountains!... read more
Leasburg Dam State Park
Campground views
Wash

North America » United States » New Mexico » Las Cruces December 17th 2021

We are now in full vacation mode and fully adjusted to Mountain Time. Today we head to New Mexico, first stop Las Cruces. Not much is on the agenda for today, the main reason we are stopping here is to make the travel day shorter for Tarragon, who also has fully adjusted to the travel schedule as well. Las Cruces is approximately the half way point between Tucson and Carlsbad, which is where we are heading to for the Caves. Since this is a short travel day, it allowed us the opportunity to sleep in, all the way to 7 am, which is 30 minutes longer than when I am at home. I have done a very good job so far of fully disconnecting from work, but unfortunately, I do have to check e-mails this evening. ... read more
Carnitas & Chicken Enchilada
Mesilla Plaza
Basilica de San Albino

North America » United States » New Mexico » Las Cruces December 30th 2017

I hadn’t thought about posting today, but it has been a fun 8-hour drive, if such is possible. Despite being able to sleep in even later than normal—we weren’t on a schedule today, and we picked up an extra hour by moving into Mountain Time last night—I still was up by 6:30 local time (8:30 Eastern) thanks to an inconsiderate person calling dad’s cell phone at 6:15 this morning. Some automated thing. Even in Eastern time, that’s barely 8 AM on a Saturday. Rude. Nevertheless, it wasn’t too bad, since I got to enjoy a morning without having to rush to get stuff together. We were out of there around 9:30 and headed first to New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. I could get used to a town like that, to be honest. It was ... read more
Aggie Stadium at New Mexico State
I stop here whenever I can (within reason)
Arizona Stadium in Tucson

North America » United States » New Mexico » Las Cruces April 20th 2016

I could have stayed another night in Marfa, if for nothing else the calm and quiet of the rustic roadside stop. We only had about a 200 mile journey to Las Cruces. On the way out of Marfa, just a mile outside of Valentine (smaller than Marfa, if thats possible), we pulled off the Highway 90 for a few snaps of the Prada Store front, a pop art permanently installed sculpture put there in 2005 by artists Elmgreen and Dragset. A reminder for those coming or going to Marfa of what it represents; the strange and slightly contrasting mix of expensive and modern art alongside dusty roads and old airstreams in junkyards. It stands there all by itself with nothing else around but open plains and mountains in the distance. The drive to Las Cruces was ... read more
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North America » United States » New Mexico » Las Cruces January 28th 2016

Geo: 32.3067, -106.778Now that Dave B has reached the lofty heights of sixty five years well-lived, we expect that he will start to shrink, begin wearing fedoras, drive with his turn signal on all the time, and start forgetting all of those distant childhood memories (and things that happened yesterday). There's not much we can do about the first three but we thought we might help with some replacement childhood memories. We tried to track down a bouncy castle for him but we had to settle for a day of tobogganing- there was no snow in the neighbourhood but there was a huge national park filled with snow-white sand dunes. And just to add a little excitement to the mix, White Sands National Monument sometimes closes when the adjacent White Sands Missile Range is actively testing ... read more
White Sands Rocket Garden
First Time Mickey Moose 'Sees 'Snow'
White Sands Surfing

North America » United States » New Mexico » Las Cruces October 31st 2015

Geo: 32.3067, -106.778 First, I have 2 stories to tell that I forgot to add into the appropriate blogs. First, when we were visiting the Buckhorn Saloon, they had a shooting game where you shot a rifle at skeet targets on a screen. I challenged Stacy to a game. At first, she couldn't hit anything. Then she saw that there were sights on the rifle. After she actually started aiming, she kicked my butt! Very surprising for someone who has hardly ever shot a gun! The other story happened last night at dinner. We were at a Macaroni Grille. We were in a booth. A Mexican family came in and put about 5 children in the booth next to us and the adults got a table nearby. I had worn my jacket, as it was cool ... read more
Air Museum
A car at the museum
Stacy and a missile

North America » United States » New Mexico » Las Cruces July 23rd 2015

We finally got our financing nailed down and can leave Odessa for Mesa, AZ via an overnight stay in Las Cruces. We made it to Las Cruces in time to join Maurine & Kenisha Martin for dinner at a local Mexican food restaurant. After dinner we got back on the road and made it to Tucson before retiring for the night. We have a 10 AM appointment for a walk-thru on our Seneca on Friday. Therefore we've got to get as far on our first day of travel as we can.... read more

North America » United States » New Mexico » Las Cruces April 1st 2015

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North America » United States » New Mexico » Las Cruces September 24th 2013

September 23 – Monday – Cloudcroft to North of Las Cruces - I came down off the mountain in Cloudcroft and did some rat killing in Alamogordo and then drove across the Chihuahuan desert and over the Organ Mountains pass, then up I-25 to north of Las Cruces for the evening. I had not intended to drive to north of Las Cruces but had intended to go to the Aguirre Springs campground on the Eastern slope of the Organ Mountains. They close the gate going to the campground at 7PM sharp. I got there at 7:20 PM and the park host said the gate was closed. It was about 100 yards from her trailer to the gate and I guess she didn’t want to walk down to it to let me in or whatever but she ... read more
Morning in New Mexico
My office at the rest area north of Las Cruces
Old Courthouse in Mesilla

North America » United States » New Mexico » Las Cruces September 18th 2013

Departed Tuscon after leisurely breakfast as only a short 60ml drive to Tombstone. Encountered very large bugs, like grasshoppers on the way, they were about 2-3inches long. Tried to avoid them on the road but this was impossible as too many. Stopped to have a closer look, realised on closer inspection that what we thought could be them mating, was actually them eating each other, gross. After checking into hotel went into Tombstone, amazing place, all the films seen growing up came flooding back. Watched the gun fight at the O K Corral with the the Wyat Earp and his brothers plus Doc Holliday against the Clanton an McLaury brothers. Had a very large lunch at Big Nose Kate's saloon, very colourful plenty of character and live music. Good day. Mon 16th, departed hotel, payed a ... read more
Sunset, East Allen st
East Allen st, again
Boothill




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