Welcome to Texas! I didn’t get very good pictures of these signs unfortunately.

On the drive back from White Sands National Monument, there is a great view of Las Cruces, NM: On the way there are also these models of rockets. Or are they just models? I don’t know.

Kid sledding down a hill in White Sands. It really is like snow!

Panorama of White Sands

Soaptree yucca plants in White Sands National Monument.

I feel like breaking out the Christmas carols, and it’s 95°F out…

I stop by the visitor center at White Sands National Monument. It’s a pretty cool looking adobe-style building: And look who’s living in the corner of the ceiling!

After staying the night in Las Cruces, NM, I’m taking a short detour to White Sands National Monument. It’s about a half hour drive there, and there is pretty much nothing to see on the road: The area is a missile testing range, hope they’re not testing anything today: There’s a border patrol checkpoint on the way. …

Moon at sunset in New Mexico

Welcome to New Mexico