Reese & Rayna’s Trip to Las Cruces

 Day 10 has us traveling across Texas, all the way across Oklahoma and into Arkansas. We are staying in Russellville which is home to Arkansas Tech University and Lake Dardanelle. Information on Russellville, Arkansas  

Day 9 - we are headed home - traveled most of the day through New Mexico. But we lost an hour and made it to Amarillo, Texas. It is much cooler here, but still warmer than at home. Information on Amarillo, Texas  

 Day 7 & 8 was spent traveling to White Sands National Park and Dripping Springs National Park. White Sands is near a base and missile site. Las Cruces has a unique research center - Organization for Tropical Studies. Information on White Sands National Park Information on Dripping Springs Natural Area Information on the Organization for Tropical Studies 

Walked in El Paso, the walk went through the beautiful rose gardens and city streets. El Paso and it's sister city in Mexico have a Mexican culture featuring wonderful food, dance and the arts. Information on El Paso Mesilla is a beautiful old historic town with quaint shops and great food. It has a very old cemetery which sets at the edge of town - San Albino Cemetery. San Albino Cemetery - Mesilla

Day 4 - we traveled across the High Plains today from Santa Rosa, N. M. to Las Cruces and for the night in El Paso, Texas. On the way to Las Cruces we stopped a big Pistachio Store - we all different flavors of pistachios.  Learn about McGinn's Pistachioland History of pistachio trees No modeling today for Rayna & Reese, check back tomorrow on a new outfit.

Day 3 on the way to Las Cruces found us traveling though Kansas in the fog all the way from Wichita to just south of Liberal - the fog got so heavy north of Liberal, KS it was impossible to make out anything at the side of the road. Once we got to the Oklahoma border the sun came up and the winds picked up. We fought the wind and heavy truck traffic all way through the Oklahoma panhandle, a portion of the Texas panhandle and into New Mexico to Santa Rosa. By the time we got to Santa Rosa the winds were 30mph with gusts up into the 40's. So a long tiring day. We did stop and have a nice spaghetti lunch at a small cafe in Guymon, Oklahoma.    Santa Rosa's claim to fame is Route 66 and there is a neat Route 66 museum in town which we visited. Route 66 was popular route to drive in the 1950's & 1960's. Information on Route 66 Information on the Route 66 auto museum in Santa Rosa, N.M. Route 66 outfits