New Mexico

After Texas, we passed through New Mexico.  We went through border patrol, which the dogs found very interesting.

Usually, Judah sits in the front passenger seat, Sawyer sits in the rear captains chair, and I walk between them playing flight attendant.  For some reason, Judah wanted to sit on the couch during this trip.  It was awesome!  I got to sit in the front and enjoy the sights. 

Isn't she sweet?

We had found a stop over park in Deming, New Mexico using our Passport America app.  It looked nice, but I overlooked the fact that we had to drive five miles down a washboard dirt road to get there.  It was so bumpy that we had to drive 10 mph, so it took up about a half of an hour to get down.   We thought about turning around several times, but there was no place for it.  We were going so slow that the kids got to get out of their seats and sit in the dogs' spot.  When we finally got there we all agreed that it was totally worth the trouble.  

How beautiful is this?

And they even had a clothes line!  It was so windy out that our laundry dried in just a few minutes.

And we saw the biggest grasshoppers on the planet!

We hiked up one of the trails before we left.

Judah found lots of rocks.

Can you see the bounder way down there?

On the way down Judah really had to tinkle. 

We were only there for a short time, but it was one of the most beautiful places I have ever stayed .  It was soooo worth the dusty dirt road driving.