Onward towards the sun...although we may have left the electricity a little too soon. It was so cold for several days that even Bo wanted some lap time and Butch needed a blankie. I was wearing two shirts, a hoodie and a fleece jacket while using my bathrobe and a flannel sheet as a lap cover. Yes, that is bubble wrap around my cup and my stainless steel French Press was wrapped in towels. Not so cold that the cats' water froze (which has happened) but cold enough to slow us down for a while.
This lovely place is Ruidosa Downs on the Billy the Kid Highway. Somewhere around here he is buried but the actual location isn't precisely known. Instead, the town of Fort Sumner has a conveniently located grave in town that has nothing to do with The Kid, and another site in the Old Fort Sumner Cemetery that is probably close to where the grave is.
Next stop is Alamogordo and the White Sands National Monument that encloses a small section of the gypsum dunes in the Tularosa Basin. There are several small hikes to interesting areas and one big one through some very large dunes.
The big hike through the Alkali Flats. I only went as far as the first hill to get some photos. The distance is only about five miles but hiking in sand is a slow process and they suggest planning at least three hours to cover the route.
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