Travel from Truth or Consequences to Las Cruces, New Mexico

We drove our coach just 72 miles, about an hour of driving, from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico to Las Cruces, New Mexico.

The map route, heading south:

Map route

Or an interactive version from my trip planning, as seen in yesterday’s post, with a potential stop marked; we didn’t actually stop, since it was a short drive:

Before we headed out, I replaced the wiper blades; pretty easy:

Wiper replacement

Our coach and truck, getting ready to toad up:

Coach and truck

Joining I-25:

I-25

View

I-25

I-25

A border patrol checkpoint on the northbound side (that we passed through a couple of times):

Border patrol checkpoint

Interesting mountains:

Mountains

A nice Las Cruces sign on an overpass:

Las Cruces sign

Rio (not so) Grande:

Rio (not so) Grande

Roadrunner artwork:

Roadrunner artwork

Las Cruces and mountains:

Las Cruces and mountains

Our destination, Las Cruces KOA Journey:

Las Cruces KOA Journey

Las Cruces KOA Journey