Comfort Suites Las Cruces

We stayed at Bonnie and Sal's on Saturday and Sunday night. We had a great time, and hope that they will come to Michigan this summer. Bonnie is still the same, we laughed a lot. Salvador is a lot of fun, we drank beer and talked a bunch. They have such a nice house, Salvador has done a lot of work on it.

... zkouší osedlat igeliťák, ale vůbec nám to nejde. Je fakt, že povrch je otečkovanej a docela kompatní, tak předpokládáme, že muselo nedávno docela dost pršet. Tuhle teorii podporujou i blesky, který co chvílu uhodí na úpatí hor za pouští. Takže písek je hodně udusanej a „neklouže“. Prostě mokroš.

Jdeme dál. Radek hledá ideální místo na focení západu slunce a já pokračuju ...

Today I got my passport at the post office,it took us an hour to sign everything,the lady said in two weeks it would come but I got lucky and got it a week earlier,so mom worked another week then we started are trip first we went to Tuscon then California and then up to the mountains,any way it was fun but not fun getting pushed in with all the luggage next to me and almost hitting me in the head (we were going to Canada but we didn't have time). 

... Las Cruces), this highway is covered with a lush green canopy of pecan trees owned by Stahlmann Farms - largest grove in the world. The nut is encased by two shells - the outer one is easy to peal off but the inner one is very hard so we're wondering how they can remove it without cracking the nut inside. Hmmmm? The trees are big and tall so picking the nuts by hand is impossible; instead they use a machine that grabs the tree and shakes the nuts to the ground. Sweepers ...

... is really nice, each site has leveled concrete stips for the tires of the rig to make leveling a snap. We won't have time to use the heated pool, but the rest of the facilities are really nice and CLEAN. The view of Las Cruces from the campground is really great and we are going to take it in now. So look for more info as we travel to meet with Rick and Robin.

pretty cold at morning but really nice, it was my first time in a sand desert. this reserve is close to vehicles, so the visit is done hiking. always be careful, dunes don't look the same from both sides and the sun stay a nice reference to find back your ...

... to beat when they were modernised in the 60's and traffic was diverted around them, as out of town outlets have come to dominate shopping habits, many units now sit empty. Today the walkway has a twice weekly farmer/craft market which is probably much busier in seasons other than winter! Some of the crafters had some very interesting and unusual wares and like ...

... boulders on the floor. I was wondering how often things dropped from the ceiling and a ranger said that "nothing of significance" has fallen in the last 70 years. He also told me that was the standard park service answer. Then he said that a desk-sized boulder dropped once in the middle of the night. Both Carrie and I thought a desk-sized boulder seemed significant. Or at least it would be if it dropped on a person. We entered the ...

Departed Midland around 9 am after a great visit with cousin Regis and his wife Kathy, doggy Rambo and birdy Willyboy. Rita & I being the first family visitors since their move there. We all had a great time catching up on family stories while Gerry listened in. Hunter & Rambo never did make friends, maybe next time ! We managed to get some laundry done and change the oil in our Westy. The oil change proved to be quite the trip as the Mexamericans working ...

... there, we went to the SkyWatcher's Inn in Benson, which was a wonderful surprise for us. This thematic B&B is famous the world over to astronomers. If you enjoy astronomy (Chris does) this is heaven. The B&B is combined with an observatory, so you step out of your room into domes with serious telescopes. Speaking of our room, we had a 15 foot planetarium built into our ceiling, backlit shots of galaxies on our walls, and stars, comets and moons everywhere you looked. Our ...