Las Cruces to Carlsbad

As we were leaving town we noticed we were low on gas,  as we're starting towards the White Sands Missile Range.  Miles and miles of nothing.  We made it to just north of this area with less than 2 gallons of gas left.  Lesson learned...

A little detour to Roswell to look for UFO's.  No sightings.   The town has certainly capitalized on their notoriety!   Lots of green aliens near store fronts and an International UTI museum.   We drove around town a bit so Robert could reminisce- this is the town he thought of moving to 20 years ago.

Between Roswell and Carlsbad we saw acres and acres of pecan groves.

Tomorrow we'll check out the Caverns National Park.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tucson to Las Cruces

After breakfast and a relaxing coffee in the courtyard we met the man responsible for the beautiful landscaping.  He worked for 28 years as a botanist for the Desert Museum.   He gave us background on the establishment and plantings.

We toured the Saquaro National Park East which was just east of Tucson then continued on to Las Cruces. 

Cold beer and Subway in our room listening to the Red Sox and the Pats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tucson

A leisurely morning with coffee in the courtyard then an interesting visit to the Pima Air & Space Museum. Very hot as a good share of the exhibits were outside.  Cooled off with cold beer and some cribbage.