AZ to NM-12/28/14
In the morning we headed to White Sands National Monument, about 30 minutes away. The Visitor's Center was constructed in a pretty southwestern adobe style, officially known as "Pueblo Revival."…
AZ to NM-12/27/14
In the morning it was snowing, windy, and quite cold. Our Earthroamer was warm and comfortable inside, making it hard to get excited about a hike. But we had a…
AZ to NM-12/26/14
We said our goodbyes to the Sobels in the morning and headed to the Pima Air and Space Museum. It was an enormous facility with over 300 air planes and helicopters.…
AZ to NM-12/25/14
We had planned in advance not to celebrate Christmas on Christmas Day, so we weren't doing anything special this morning. We ate a big breakfast, took hot showers, did laundry, and then…
AZ to NM-12/24/14
We arose early and headed to the Ajo (pronounced ah-hoe) Mountain drive, a dirt gravel road that went up into the hills. There was beautiful low morning light and the desert…
AZ to NM-12/23/14
We drove into Organ Pipes Cactus National Monument in the morning. The saguaro cacti were everywhere and the organ pipe cacti were plentiful. The saguaro cactuses (apparently according to my dictionary you…
AZ to NM-12/22/14
Next day we awoke and took a look around. It was a bleak desert landscape, but we enjoyed our solitude. Continuing on the dirt road for about 2 hours, it was…
AZ to NM-12/21/14
Welcome to our first blog! We are the Van Sciver Family. This blog was written during our recent trip in December 2014, and posted after we returned. In the future we…
Heading Home DV-4/26/14
We decided to head back home through Big Pine, rather than take the dirt road back through Death Valley. Along the way there were many blooming cacti. The road went…
Climbing Eureka Dunes DV-4/14
We hiked up to the top of the dunes. This photo was taken about 1/2 way up. You can see the taller dunes in the distance. The hike up to…