AZ to NM-1/1/15
Happy New Year! We awoke to completely clear skies, alone in the middle of Joshua Tree National Park! . We drove along Queens Mine Road toward Barker Dam. We saw rabbit tracks…
AZ to NM-12/31/14
We drove most of the day until we reached Joshua Tree, California. We had been there several times before, but we had always entered from the North. This time we came in…
AZ to NM-12/30/14
In the morning we made our way to the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, a state run facility not far from us in New Mexico. It was COLD (29 degrees…
AZ to NM-12/29/14
We slept in late and arrived at the caverns at 10 am, an hour after opening. We were surprised that there were already 4 buses and many cars there! We reserved places…
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…