Blogs from New Mexico, United States, North America - page 18

Hello from New Mexico, where the second stage of our bike tour is well underway! We arrived back in the States from New Zealand a couple of weeks ago, and within a few days were back on the bikes and navigating our way out of Tucson's urban sprawl. It was quite a shock to the system after riding through such peaceful little towns in NZ, but we were able to find a cycle path that took us all the way through the city and up to Catalina State Park, where we camped for the night under a beautifully clear sky. Since we hadn't originally planned on continuing to cycle tour after NZ, we weren't too sure what kind of route to take, but we realized that the ACA cross-country Southern Tier route wasn't too far away, ... read more

Geo: 35.0841, -106.649We flew overnight to Houston arriving there just after 5 a.m. The Global Entry line at customs was short, thankfully. We grabbed our luggage and took it through customs then waited in a long line to get through security. There is no TSA precheck line available for people connecting from international to domestic flights. The United lounge was open so we waited there for the last flight--about a four hour layover. This has been such an magnificent trip! I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to see Antarctica first hand. The rugged landscape, the everchanging seascape, the entertaining and completely unconcerned animals, the numerous birds, and the bold and robust people who accept the challenge of living there are all unbelievable. I so enjoyed every one of the six days that we ... read more

Greetings from New Mexico - the Land of Enchantment! We landed in Albuquerque after dark last night after a long ride through the mountains of Arizona. Luckily our campground was only a mile off the interstate. Now we are on our way to Amarillo, Texas. We are looking forward to dinner at The Big Texan. Apparently they will send a shuttle to the campground! We will report more about that tomorrow. We are impressed with Albuquerque. It is very clean and actually has some green grass and foliage! Quite a contrast to the desert! Miss you all! Marc and Joyce ... read more

Geo: 35.0841, -106.649... read more

Day 2 at Carlsbad scheduled for a walk through a piece of the earth that 500 million years ago was under water. This is the magnificent main cavern in the national park. To enter we rode an elevator 750 feet underground. We met our guide Dave who led us through the caverns. Although we were told no photos, Dave gave us permission. Out came the cell phones to record the beautiful stalagmites and stalactites. One small fact: it takes 80 years for these cave Structures to grow one inch... look at the photos and wonder how many thousands of years these stalactites etc have been growing. Onto Santa Fe, another 4 hour drive through the wild, Wild West.... read more