New Mexico

We were in this corner of the state because of some badlands. That was the whole reason for the routing. Pokin found Bisti, decided it would …

Nicholas’s work wanted him back. That is how a road trip stops being a road trip. The car stops pointing away from home and starts pointing at …

Pokin wanted new states. That was the entire brief. Not a park. Not a view. Not a photograph. Just the question of how far east we could get before we …

So PoOn came to town and Nicholas started talking about his favourite station, the Santa Fe station where he goes to indulge in gluttinous overeating …

Just about everyone we told about being in New Mexico said we should go to Santa Fe. So the morning after camping at White Sands Nicholas and Pokin …

Welcome to one of the many little towns we drove by on this trip. And it’s railway crossing.

While visiting the White Sands National Monument to ask about the missile testing, we learned we could back country camp at White Sands. Camping in …

You are now entering the White Sands Missile Range. Yes we are. And they are doing testing today too!

Given all the time spent as Commander Sumi Shepherd playing Mass Effect 1 - 3 and given that Uncle Frank mentioned he enjoyed the Space History …

Well my hope of relaxing didn’t last long. Shortly after we got to the hotel Pokin wanted to scout out White Sands for potential sunrise …

After two days of roughing it, I was ready for some chillaxing on a comfortable bed. Alamagordo isn’t exactly the hotbed of luxury though. …

And this is probably about as close as I want to get to the former murder capital of the world. Pokin wanted to cross the border. Both Nicholas and I …

As a bear who plans to have an epic bear cave one day, I looked forward to visiting Carlsbad Caverns. It’s not the biggest or deepest cave out …

Turns out I didn’t need to stop in Roswell. There were aliens in White’s City as well. And a bear for good measure.

Roswell is not a one trick pony. They’ve got military boarding schools, petroleum production, ranching and all of that stuff. But you sure …

And we’re back on the road!

Today, we hung out again with one of the men behind all that giant pulsed power machine (aka, almost like a laser). We got a tour thanks to …

I just saw the big daddy of lightning canons. That’s not really a laser but it’s pretty darn close. My best bear bud and I got a private …

First stop, Joey’s. He and his wife Jill live in a very cute adobe house. Immediate next stop - hotel room where I can get some much needed …