Preview of Epbrody's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Santa Fe, United States Entry Title: "...and the time just flew by" Entry: "We left Tucson last Thursday and drove along the I-10 highway to Las Cruces, NM. We had never driven along a road that warned about high winds so often. Our friend, Helen Tuefferd, in Las Cruces had warned us that the highway is sometimes closed because of the dust blowing across I-10 causing zero visibility. The drive took about 4 hours (at just above the posted 75mph speed limit!). We were about an hour out of Las Cruces when I realized that we had not accounted for the one hour time difference between AZ and NM (AZ doesn't participate in Daylight Savings Time). I hurridly called Helen to tell her we would be an hour late for lunch! We arrived to a warm greeting from Helen and her dog, Anjou. After lunch, Helen took us for a drive around the city and surrounding area. We visitede the Fort Selden State Monument which includes a museum and the ruins of a 19th cetury fort. The area is one where lots of pecans are grown. The groves of pecan trees offer a symmetry which reminded us of the olive groves of Spain. On Friday morning, we went to the White Sands National Monument which is about an hour northeast of las Cruces. This is a 275 sq mi area of powdery gypsum sand. It is truly a sight to behold. The road through ...
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