Las Crusas, New Mexico

Our campsite location in Las Crusas, NM. It was hot so the shade from the big tree was
beneficial.

The cook at work on his alcohol burner made from soda pop cans. It really works and takes very little fuel. The alcohol burns cleanly and leaves no odor like kerosene.


The cook at work on his alcohol burner made from soda pop cans. It really works and takes very little fuel. The alcohol burns cleanly and leaves no odor like kerosene.

Dan made a wind shield from aluminum ducting. It was windy and the shield did the job.

The view from our camp site.

We stopped for gas and saw this huge Bar-B-Q set up for transporting. Dan thought it looked like a military tank.

We also saw this amazing Monte Carlo on its way to a car show. Two guys from El Monte, CA, had worked this baby and it was it top condition. As is expected of a vehicle headed to a car show, the engine was spotless.

The bridge over the Rio Grande.

The water level looks low.

We drove through the White Sands National Monument. Among the shrubs, grasses and cacti we found this cactus in full bloom. We had to traipse through the desert plants to get this close up shot.

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We drove to Cloudcroft hoping to stay the night in a boarding house, but it is a seasonal venue, apparently for the winter or summer guests. This little town is in the mountains and the weather was much cooler there. We ate lunch at a picnic table by this quaint grocery store.

We drove on to Artesia where we saw this sculpture, and several others. We walked past a General Store and spied this two headed calf in the window.

Whites City Camp Ground, the rising moon was red tinting the surrounding clouds. By the time we got the camera the moon was higher and not as red, but just as impressive.

The camp ground looked OK, but was unsatisfactory in many ways. The meal at the restaurant was as good as one would expect coming from a can or frozen package. We had expected something much better considering all the signs extolling the place for miles & miles before we arrived. We stive to get a site as close to the restrooms as possible. Well, the shower drains were backed up, but the sinks & toilets were OK. We went to the other buiding in the campground and found larger rooms which included the shower head & drain, a sink and a toilet. There were no hooks to hang things on or shelves. To our discust the shower drains here were not draining any better, but we had already soaped up and had to rinse off.

At least we were camped next to a nice couple from Florida and visited with them after dinner.