Hey.... There's a NEW Mexico?

This is the beginning of our day in Van Horn, Texas looking North


wait... not until Amber gets her bean. Here we have Amber outside the Blue Quail Coffee Shop with gracious owner Paul Blankenburg. Amber was very pleased with her coffee. Stop in and visit Paul the next time you are in Van Horn!


We spotted one of the locals (a javalina), Jud tried but failed to run this little guy down!


First look at the Guadalupe Mountains...Texas Hwy 54




Closer look at the mountains of Guadalupe National Park...you are looking at El Capitan.


Obligatory....yes...




Overlook from the Welcome Center at Carlsbad Caverns N.P. From the elevation this photo was taken at, you drop down into the cave to nearly the level of the plains below...




This is the beginning of a steep, hour and an a half hike down to the bottom of the cave, also known as "The Big Room"


Going down....


looking back...


"Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep. O LORD, you preserve both man and beast. How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings." - Psalm 36:5-7

Unfortunately, we weren't able to get many photos while in the cave...even with the flash, it was just too dark - even so, photos could never do it justice. You'll have to see it for yourself. We were blown away!!

They called this rock formation (above) "Lion's Tail"




Cool neon in Carlsbad....


and "Land of the Sun" in Artesia, NM....


driving into Ruidoso... notice the snow on the peak in the background.