This was the mountain view to the east in
Las Cruces this morning...
and this was the view of the same range on the west side once we got through the pass. Interesting.
Las Cruces isn't that populated; doesn't have heavy industry or farming, isn't near a heavily populated area, so why the smog?
Our first stop this morning was at the White Sands Missile Museum. This is the Patriot missile from the Desert Storm War used to shoot down SCUD missiles. The launcher could hold and shoot 4 missiles.
No, we didn't drive through any snowstorms today. This is White Sands National Monument, our second stop this morning. A road grader plows the road each morning, removing the sand that blows in over night to the edge of the roadway. It looks just like "dirty snow" along the road in SD in the winter!
A little white on white today. We stopped to walk in the sand without socks and shoes. It is very fine. It felt warm on the surface, but was cooler as our feet sank. It was an
intriguing place to visit and explore. That was the adventures before noon today. More tomorrow.
This was the mountain view to the east in Las Cruces this morning...
and this was the view of the same range on the west side once we got through the pass. Interesting. Las Cruces isn't that populated; doesn't have heavy industry or farming, isn't near a heavily populated area, so why the smog?
Our first stop this morning was at the White Sands Missile Museum. This is the Patriot missile from the Desert Storm War used to shoot down SCUD missiles. The launcher could hold and shoot 4 missiles.
No, we didn't drive through any snowstorms today. This is White Sands National Monument, our second stop this morning. A road grader plows the road each morning, removing the sand that blows in over night to the edge of the roadway. It looks just like "dirty snow" along the road in SD in the winter!
A little white on white today. We stopped to walk in the sand without socks and shoes. It is very fine. It felt warm on the surface, but was cooler as our feet sank. It was an intriguing place to visit and explore. That was the adventures before noon today. More tomorrow.
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