Late morning, after doing some work and talking to other guests at the hotel as well as the owners we explore Mesilla Valley a bit closer. We drive north on SR 187 which is lined…

It's a quiet day in Las Cruces. We spend it mostly at the hotel, working, doing laundry, sleeping. Only in the afternoon we go out into the heat (it's 94 Fahrenheit / 35 Celsius). We…

Odometer: 27,501 Late morning we return to the Carlsbad Caverns. With a jacket around the hips we start walking down the steep trail. The trail is 1.25 miles and the drop in elevation is 750…

Odometer: 27,230 It's time to say goodbye to Las Cruces and hit the road again. The Motel owner advises us to take the route through Alamogordo to Carlsbad, it would be much nicer than over…

Today we need a break from traveling so we stay at the hotel in the morning, get some work done and at noon head to town to visit the farmers market which seems to be…

Odometer: 27,130 After two long and exhausting days, getting up this morning is not easy. But we both slept well and are ready for another visit to the White Sand Dunes - today with almost…