We have made some lasting memories on our road trip to Guadalupe Mountains and Carlsbad Caverns . . . yes, we can even laugh at the spill I took on Guadalupe Peak. Thankfully, I wasn't really hurt; I was able to finish the hike, scratches and all. We met some nice people along the trail, some of whom where there to help me get back on my feet. Thank you! It seems we always meet great people on our trips. Little did we know that another adventure awaited us after a fun day at the caves, because there was an accident on the main highway in Carlsbad during the evening rush hour. Long story short, after going east, south and west we stopped to ask a man for his help. His name was Charles, he worked for Oxy (Occidental Petroleum) he was just getting off work and he said, "Follow me," so we did . . on a wild goose chase on paved, gravel and dirt roads; he then waved us on our way!
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| Pecos River sunset at Carlsbad, New Mexico |
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| Yucca on our way to Sitting Bull Falls |
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| Sitting Bull Falls |
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These mule deer ran across the road in front of us,
how many do you see? |
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The highway through Carlsbad was closed due to an accident and we were lost.
Charles helped us find our way |
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| New Mexico sunset from our hotel room |
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| On the way home we drove up to Ski Apache near Ruidoso, New Mexico |
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| Ski Apache is located on Sierra Blanca in the Sacramento Mountains |
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| We had great views on the way back down |
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| Magdalena had some cute buildings |
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| In the late 1800's silver was mined in the area |
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Further up the road we came across the VLA (Very Large Array),
it's a Radio Astronomy Observatory |
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The sky looked threatening as we headed towards Arizona,
but relented with just a few drops of rain.
Click here to see our route home
On our road trip we drove 2250 miles. |
