New Mexico

Here we are in New Mexico

At the base of this mountain you can see the city of Las Cruces.

Here is a pecan farm.

We crossed into Texas at El Passo but took Route 180 back into New Mexico so we could go through Guadalupe Mountains.  This looks like the road goes right over this mountain, but it really doesn't.  That's a dirt road.

The road just twists and turns around the mountains.

We reached flat land and we can see the road ahead for miles.  See the prarie dotted with houses here and there.

We drove through Salt Flat, Texas.  Here's a picture of the salt deposits from a dried salt lake.

This is where we started seeing the most interesting peak of the Guadalupe Mountains.  We were trying to decide if that bottom white cloud at the top of the mountain range was actually a cloud or the top of the mountain.

As we got closer, we could see it was the top of the mountain, it's so white compared to the rest of the mountain range.

As we got to the other side, as any mountain does, it took on a different shape.

This is just incredible, pictures do not do it justice.

And again, another view.

As we're traveling through this beauty (for the past 2 months) I remind myself of how incredibly lucky we are to be able to do this.  This has been the dream we have worked for for years, and here we are.

There are 2 motorcycle riders to help you put the size into perspective.