New Mexico

The view from our site / A gorgeous setting / Caution! / A looong boat ramp /A tumbleweed explosion / Rainy Saturday morning / On the road to Albuquerque

Elephant Butte Lake is the largest body of water in New Mexico. At 43-miles long this lake has tons to offer including an extensive sandy shoreline, three marinas, a 12-mile…

A few weeks ago during our visit to Silver City we strolled through an exhibit on New Mexico ghost towns at the local museum. I was fascinated to learn just…

On the road / Out the door view at Caballo Lake / Flag flying at the lake/ More flags, more lake / Pretty spring flowers / A calm day on…

Earlier this week I told you we had arrived at Caballo Lake State Park and found ourselves an amazing spot by the water. I shared a few photos of this…

On Saturday we made our way to the eastern side of Las Cruces for a hike in the Organ Mountains. This rugged section of mountains contains spiky looking granite needles…

Site 10 for $10 / Found some cactus flowers / The mighty Rio Grande River not looking so grande / Visitor center at the campground / Tulips to brighten up…

Compared to the excitement of our day playing in the dunes at White Sands, the rest of the week has been rather anti-climatic. We arrived at Leasburg Dam State Park…

This past weekend we had the most FANTASTIC day playing in the dunes at White Sands National Monument. Our planned route through New Mexico had us visiting White Sands the…

Found some spring flowers / And some springs vegetables / Our spot for the week at Rockhound State Park / The perfect biking-running road / A retro laundromat in the…

This week we’ve been hanging at New Mexico State Park number two: Rockhound State Park. It’s not the most exciting or stunningly gorgeous park we’ve ever been to. I will…

Last Saturday we drove about 30 miles north to the town of Silver City. This slightly rough-around-the-edges town of 10,000 residents is perched on the outskirts of the Gila National…

Site 32 at the City of Rocks from above / Bedroom window view / Rocks, rocks, rocks / Hiking through the grass / Site #1 at the City of Rocks…

We made it to New Mexico! For the past 9 months we’ve been circling around a lot of the same states, which makes this our first official “new” state since…