Las Cruces, NM

[MrFahrenheit99]

I'm starting a new career on Monday so I thought I would get out of town and explore one last time before work consumes my life. I drove from LA to New Mexico and wandered around Las Cruces. Really cool little town with great photo ops. I brought my caveman camera with me and hoked around the sand dunes at White Sands National Park. Very glad I did. The film from that is still processing in the lab, but I thought I'd share the photos I took with my phone.

ALSO I got my best ever fuel mileage on this trip. 50.3 MPG. I-10 was easy to achieve that with low wind, great temps, and relatively low traffic so I didn't have to do much accelerating and stopping.

Soaptree Yucca

Ripples in the sand

Shadows of the yucca

Little Bluestem. Big Shadow.

My 4x5 camera, waiting for the right light

The ol' Tractor Wagon

Picnic area at White Sands National Park

Former courthouse where Billy the Kid was sentenced to hang

Protection from the elements

Soaptree Yucca at twilight

Behind the scenes

 

[burpod]

absolutely amazing area of the country.. been wanting to go to the southwest again someday... time keeps slipping by :/

 

[MrFahrenheit99]

absolutely amazing area of the country.. been wanting to go to the southwest again someday... time keeps slipping by :/

You should definitely do it! I really should spend more time in that region. Beautiful landscape, good weather, great food, and relatively cheap.

 

[Bradm]

Awesome pictures

 

[Mass. Wine Guy]

Fine, expressive photos.