Amerika SerikatNew MexicoEddy CountyCarlsbad Caverns32°10’38” N 104°26’28” W
28 Maret, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
The only national park in New Mexico is essentially underground, protecting a system of more than 100 caves. One can be visited, tiny fragment of a cave system by far not fully explored. It’s aBaca selengkapnya
Amerika SerikatTexasCulberson CountyMcKittrick Canyon31°58’40” N 104°45’9” W
28 Maret, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Part of the same mountains as Carlsbad Caverns, but this part is in Texas. I spend the afternoon in the northern part of the park, the core around, which was created, McKittrick Canyon. A 12 km walkBaca selengkapnya
Amerika SerikatNew MexicoChaves CountyRoswellVictory Temple PCG33°23’36” N 104°31’22” W
29 Maret, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
It’s quite a drive to get to Roswell, and I have to admit that I was rather disappointed. The town is fairly ugly, and seems to focus more on being a county seat rather than banking on global fameBaca selengkapnya
Amerika SerikatNew MexicoLincolnReds Tank33°29’36” N 105°23’28” W
29 Maret, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
After driving through flat, unattractive desert landscape, riddled with oil rigs and oil industry infrastructure for hours in Texas and New Mexico to get to Carlsbad and Roswell, getting back to theBaca selengkapnya
Amerika SerikatNew MexicoTorrance CountyGran QuiviraGran Quivira National Monument34°15’33” N 106°5’32” W
30 Maret, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
I spent the night at Valley of Fire, a lava field, and walk the nature trail both last night and this morning. Most of the day I spent at the three locations of Salinas Missions National monument,Baca selengkapnya
Amerika SerikatNew MexicoOtero CountyThree Rivers Ranch Airport33°20’54” N 106°0’42” W
31 Maret, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Mogollon Indians lived here and created these rock carvings anytime between 200 BC and 1400 AD. Lots of bighorn sheep, masks… set in a beautiful landscape
Amerika SerikatNew MexicoCity of Alamogordo32°48’21” N 106°16’3” W
31 Maret, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
The sand is made of gypsum (Gips) that formed when shallow lakes evaporate every dry season, over millions of years… no sun today, but the white ones against the dark sky creates an incredibleBaca selengkapnya
Amerika SerikatNew MexicoSierra CountyHillsboroNorth Percha Creek32°55’14” N 107°34’6” W
1 April, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
I capture the 30 minutes of sunshine of the day for another quick visit to White Sands. The next 5 hours I spent in Las Cruces, largest city in the area, in the library and for car maintenance. Then IBaca selengkapnya
Amerika SerikatNew MexicoCatron CountyGila Cliff Dwellings National Monument33°13’38” N 108°16’6” W
2 April, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
It’s an almost 2 Hour Dr. for 60 km through very narrow and winding mountain roads to get to Gila Cliffs, ruins of ancient Indians. Fantastic landscape! This evening, I eat in the Buckhorn saloon,Baca selengkapnya
Amerika SerikatNew MexicoHidalgo CountyShakespeareShakespeare Historical Marker32°19’34” N 108°44’17” W
3 April, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Lots of driving today as I leave New Mexico and travel back to Arizona. Definitely on the way home now, so to speak. On the way, I visit yet another small Ghost Town called Shakespeare. This was aBaca selengkapnya
