We drove our coach 122 miles, about three hours of driving, from Las Cruces, New Mexico to Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico.
The map route, heading northeast:
Or an interactive version from my trip planning, with potential stops marked; we only stopped at the TA and the overlook:
Heading east on I-10:
Recycled roadrunner artwork:
Heading down towards Las Cruces, with socked in mountains:
The Rio (not so) Grande:
A fuel stop:
Third of a tank of diesel:
Giant chile:
High horse:
Always nice to see Dutch Bros coffee:
Space Murals:
Peak:
A motorhome passing us:
We stopped at a nice viewpoint, the San Augustin Pass Overlook, for lunch:
Rather cloudy, but still a nice view:
But partway through lunch, the wind suddenly picked up, rocking the coach, with sleet or graupel blowing:
So we decided to get moving, to get down off the mountain.
In passing, the US Army rocket exhibit:
Rain:
Mountains:
Passing by White Sands National Park:
An immigration checkpoint:
White Sands National Park visitor center:
A water tower:
The world's largest pistachio:
A tumbleweed on the road:
Tularosa:
Mountains:
Elk crossing and view:
Snow on the ground:
Dogs on the road:
Actively snowing:
Our destination:
The office:
Amusing signs to pull forward:
Sometimes a golf cart guides us to our site; here, a car did that:
