| Day |
Locations |
Comments |
| Sunday |
Gila Cliff Dwellings |
We drove from a hotel in Benson AZ to the Gila Cliff Dwellings where
we were able to actually enter the ancient caves. |
| Monday |
Rock Hound State Park and White Sands
National Monument |
We started at Rock Hound State Park near Deming, then drove to White
Sands. |
| Tuesday |
Carlsbad Caverns |
Carlsbad Caverns was one of the high points of the trip. Most of
these photos have been heavily tweaked usuing Irfanview and Adobe
Photoshop. |
| Wednesday |
Taos area |
We drove to Taos, hated it, then drove southeast toward Arizona. |
| Thursday |
Bandera's Volcano and Ice Caves,
El Morro, and the Painted Desert |
The best day of the trip, the fascinating volcano and ice cave on
private property, followed by El Morro - a wonderful climb to the
top of an ancient mesa with Pueblo ruins from 1270 AD, then the awe
inspiring Painted Desert and Petrified Forest. |
| Friday |
The Donald |
Starting home, we stopped in Prescott AZ to spend an evening with
my dear friend Donald. |
