RV travels around the USA
It was time again to pack up and move on up the road after a very nice 12 day stay at Alamogordo in southern New Mexico. Our next destination is Santa Fe, New Mexico that is 259 miles Up North. Way more than I like to drive in one day. So, we planned a stopover in Albuquerque at the 200 mile point and then an easy drive of 59 miles the next day to Santa Fe.
Let me start out with the fact that Alamogordo/White Sands, New Mexico is a small town of 30,000 people located in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert. Some people have asked, why are we staying 12 days in such a small town. Well, we love exploring small towns and living like the locals. Plus we get to see if this could be a place to settle down one of these days.
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The relocation from Carlsbad, NM to Alamogordo, New Mexico had a direct route on US-82W that was a two-lane with steep 6-7% grade mountain passes and with many sharp curves. It was only 127 miles but had many warnings for heavy vehicles. I try to research each move to make sure there are no low overpasses, hairpin turns, or otherwise impassable routes pulling the 41 foot 5th wheel trailer. The research told me to find another route.
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Carlsbad, New Mexico: Caverns, Hiking, and Aliens! Our almost six months in Texas has come to an end with our westward journey into New Mexico. The trip across west Texas was a long drive, but we enjoyed the changing scenery. We split the 500 miles up into smaller chunks by taking overnight stops at Junction and Fort Stockton, Texas before arriving at our destination of Carlsbad, New Mexico (LINK). Did I mention that we saw a huge cavern, took a great hike and went to Roswell, NM?
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