Texas & New Mexico
January 2005

fter spending over a week in Arlington, Texas, to have a belated Christmas with our kids and their families, we decided to take the long way back home to Colorado by way of Big Bend National Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe. After narrowly avoiding an accident in the first two hours at the beginning of the trip, we arrived home safely only to find a sea of mud in our street. We've got to remember to arrive in the morning this time of year when the mud is still frozen so our little truck can get some traction.

Following are a few pictures of our adventure:

Jacquie at the Window in Big Bend National Park in West Texas

Old barn in a ghost town in Big Bend National Park

Rest stop along a scenic highway by the Rio Grande River

Entrance into Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico

This and the following photo are hand_Held, time exposures of formations in Carlsbad Caverns