View from campground looking east over Las Cruces

Day 9

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February 5th 2008
What winds we had last night! The whole camper shook and swayed. We must have had gusts over 50 mph. It did not make for a restful night. We stopped at the Brantley Lake SP welcome center on the way out to get advice on which road to take since the winds were supposed to be bad again today. They recommended we head north to Roswell then west on Hwy 70 through Ruidoso, down to Alamagordo a ... read more

North America » United States » New Mexico

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more