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: