Doña Ana County is home to the town of Mesilla. Founded in 1848, the town briefly served as capital of the Confederate Territory of Arizona during the American Civil War. In the 1860s, Mesilla, with approximately 2500 residences, was the largest town between San Antonio and San Francisco. The plaza shown below is a NationalContinue reading “Old Town Mesilla New Mexico”
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White Sands Missile Range Park & Museum
After a visit to White Sands National Monument and sledding down the beautiful gypsum sand, we stopped by the White Sands Missile Range Museum. Since the museum is on an active military base, they had to run our license to make sure we were not crazy! Real reason is security, but crazy is much moreContinue reading “White Sands Missile Range Park & Museum”
White Sands National Park
We would highly recommend visiting the White Sands National Park. To see white dessert mountains in Southern New Mexico were amazing and no words or pictures can truly give you the humbling feelings as visiting and seeing it for yourself. Stop by the visitors center and rent the sled. I would recommend renting the sledContinue reading “White Sands National Park”
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