Blogs from Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, North America - page 2

The day started off a chilly 25 degrees. That's right I said 25 degrees... We all said, "What the heck, we aren't in Alaska yet"... We had an uneventful driving day and actually made it out of the state of Texas. Tomorrow we are off to Arizona...... read more

....quick hello before we head on the road tomorrow. Last night we decided to set the alarm real early (5am) and take a day trip to White Sands National Memorial. The wind was not in our favor for a good night of sleep- in fact at about 3am Jordan rolled over and said if we don't fall asleep soon I say we hit the road! Needless to say when he alarm went off neither of us was ready to go anywhere- but with a black furry companion along for our hike through the dessert we headed (east!). The dunes are beautiful and pure white- for as far as you can see. We hiked bare foot - it was like a 5 mile pedicure!! At about mile 1.7 we felt like we were almost there! The sun ... read more

Good Evening We rolled in to the campground about 2 hours ago after a day-long trek from San Antonio. The current photos were taken from the RV rolling down the highway at the speed limit of 80. Admittedly, it has taken a little getting accustomed to moving that fast. How will I ever be happy with 128? We hopped back onto the bus yesterday midmorning to walk around SanAntonio, have lunch, take the "River" ride and to buy a Stetson for Eileen. It is the one thing she has been talking about owning right from the start of the planning for this trip. Our ride out from SanAntonio (I 10) was uneventful except for the almost constant search for gas. This road takes one through some very beautiful but desolate landscape. There was no apparent habitation ... read more

THE BASICS Friday featured a lunch at the gorgeous old Arizona Inn in Tucson. Next day, we walked the self-guided tour of "Historic Downtown Tucson." Then we drove to the DeGrazia Gallery. On Sunday, we decided to leave Tucson and drove as far as Willcox, AZ, stopping at the wonderful Amerind Foundation en route. Monday we visited Chiricahua National Monument, and Tuesday ventured to Cochise's Stronghold. Wednesday, on the road again, to Las Cruces, NM. Thursday we walked in the White Sands National Monument, and then paid homage to lost astronauts at the Memorial Garden of the NM Museum of Space History. We dined at La Posta, a renowned Mexican restaurant in Mesilla, just south of Las Cruces. THE FLUFF When I met my high school lockermate Carolyn at the Arizona Inn, she led me back ... read more

Bonjour famille et amis, Après Bryce Canyon nous nous dirigeons au Zion National Park. Le parc se situe au Sud-Ouest du Utah, à environ 2 heures et 30 minutes de route de Las Vegas. Nous devons laisser nos véhicules à lentrée du parc et utiliser les navettes gratuites mises à notre disposition pour visiter et nous déplacer dans le parc, ceci afin déviter les embouteillages dans le parc et la pollution… Très belle initiative ! Un tunnel dans la montagne de 2 km de long a été construit sur l entrée est du parc. Les véhicules qui mesurent plus de 4 mètres de haut ne sont pas autorisés à emprunter le tunnel. Les véhicules de plus de 2.4 mètres de large et/ou 3.4 mètres de haut devront payer $15. pour passer et seront escortés et c ... read more