The scenery hasn’t changed much, still desert. I’m amazed how far the desert stretches. It seems to go on and on. It’s easy driving in the comfort of our Roadtrek. We talked about the hardships that the early settlers must have faced when they crossed this territory or when they first settled here.
The clouds and rain we had two days ago have pass. The sky is a clear, crisp blue but the “purple Mountains Majesties” are covered in a Blue-Brown layer of smog. The temperature is warming to a very comfortable mid-70 range. The wind starts blowing about 10 am and continues into the late evening hours. It does push the Roadtrek around a bit.
Our first stop is the White Sands Missile museum located a few miles east of Las Cruces, NM at the headquarters of the White Sands Missile Test range. I wanted to see the V-2 rocket on display.
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It’s amazing to think how an instrument of war has grown in two directions… increasing our ability to wage war and bring improvements of our everyday life thru Satellite TV, GPS, Weather forecasting. I was sorry to see this museum only celebrates the destructive capabilities of missiles and very little was said about the constructive benefits.
Next stop was White Sands National Monument. The sands are truly white and in some vistas extended to the horizon. There is a play area inside the monument where kids were using snow disks to slide down the dune slopes. It looked like great fun.
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That’s White Mountain in the background. White Mountain is the ski area for New Mexico.
We are staying at the Roadrunner RV Park in Alamogordo for one night. The entire facilities, including bathrooms, are kept clean. The sidewalk from our site to the main building is cracked and broken making it hard to walk at night without a flashlight. Wifi is available in the laundry area. A small table and two uncomfortable chairs are provided.
Gas price in Deming: $2.79
Overall MPG: 13.78
Next stop was White Sands National Monument. The sands are truly white and in some vistas extended to the horizon. There is a play area inside the monument where kids were using snow disks to slide down the dune slopes. It looked like great fun.
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That’s White Mountain in the background. White Mountain is the ski area for New Mexico.
We are staying at the Roadrunner RV Park in Alamogordo for one night. The entire facilities, including bathrooms, are kept clean. The sidewalk from our site to the main building is cracked and broken making it hard to walk at night without a flashlight. Wifi is available in the laundry area. A small table and two uncomfortable chairs are provided.
Gas price in Deming: $2.79
Overall MPG: 13.78
