For those who don't know where these places are: Balmorhea is about thirty-five miles west of Fort Stockton, Texas and Vado, NM is just east of Las Cruces, NM.
We got on the road about 9:30 this morning. (This sleepy head couldn't wake up and get out of bed.) But we didn't have far to go, so it was okay.
The tops of the Davis Mountains were hidden by the low ceiling of clouds between us and the mountains. With the sun shining on the mountains beyond the clouds, it looked weird.
A few going-down- I-10 pictures.
Let me explain the next picture. This is a close up of a section of a mountain in the distance; this section has not trees or anything growing. It just looked strange to me.
A dwelling, not typical.
Almost to El Paso, the Rio Grande River "bottom land."
Entering El Paso.
I sure hope this is in the Mexico part of El Paso. I have never noticed this flag before.
On a mountain top beyond El Paso.
YES!!
In just a few minutes, we were at the Western Sky RV Park, a PPA park. It's ok. Lots of RV's here that probably stay here year round. Little children across the street from our site. Not real easy access, but it's okay for two nights.
We got unhooked and set up and drove into Las Cruces for late lunch.
The Dona Ana County Courthouse.
After a lunch of Mexican food, we drove back toward Vado and tried to see if we could find the Rio Grande River by the directions the young man in the office had given us.
There are "gobs" of horse farms here.
Ok, to continue with the search for the Rio Grande.... we followed his directions and sure enough, we soon crossed a river, smaller than the Canadian River that "flows" through Norman, OK, but there was no sign that identified it so we were sure this wasn't the Rio Grande. We drove and drove and went down dirt roads but no river, so we decided to give up our search. Returning a different route, we crossed another bridge, with a sign: RIO GRANDE RIVER. We had found it and didn't even realize it. It's my guess that the Rio Grande isn't as big in New Mexico as it is in Texas.
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That Mexican flag on American land has got to go! Oh don't even get me started!
Not to worry, Snookie, I found out that the Mexican flag is indeed in Mexico, just across the Rio Grande that runs through El Paso. I have never it seen it there, though and it looks strange, I will agree. I think a great big Old Glory should be flying on the U.S. side opposite the Mexico flag.... only seems right.
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