We crossed into New Mexico. First stop Guadalupe Mountains National Park, where we wished we were younger and could do some serious hiking.
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| El Capitan mountain peak. It is not quite the highest peak of the Guadalupe Mountains but it is the one everyone hikes up to get to the peak which is behind it in this pic. |
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| There's a nice little roadside stop on the way up to the park. |
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| Mountain Mahogony |
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| Visitor's Center at GMNP. They had strict COVID-19 protocols. |
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| The plant is a Banana Yucca, so Sam added the personal touch for the photo. |
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| This is all that's left of the Pine Spring Stage Stand (Stage = Stagecoach). Part of the Butterfield Overland Mail Route. |
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| The home of the original settlers of this area. Regretfully the museum is closed right now, but we enjoyed walking around the property. |
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| This fascinates me. Water mixed with carbide produced gas for the lighting of the lamps in the house. |
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| One of 3 natural springs on the land. |
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| The grasshoppers here are from a horror movie |
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| We hiked a bit of this trail, but were afraid if we did too much we would not handle hike in Carlsbad Caverns the next day. |
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| Still some fall colors out this way |
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