Driving Around Cloudcroft

On one of the days of our camping weekend, we decided to explore up in the Sacramento Mountains, around a town named Cloudcroft. Take a look at the images -

We pulled into a scenic overlook area and I got this shot looking down from about 9,000 feet.  The white band across the image is White Sands National Monument.  It looks so far away, but it was really just a short Jeep ride! 



We also spotted some deer munching on the greenery on the side of the road.  There were actually quite a few, but most ran into the trees as we approached.  This one little guy was more curious than afraid!

One of the things I love about New Mexico is the diversity of views and vegetation.  Love these tall pine trees - and it smelled great, too!

Here was a piece of history - the remainder of a trestle from a train that used to run up the mountains into Cloudcroft.  There's a trail to hike so that you can approach this up close, but we didn't do that this time - next visit we will, tho!

 

Enjoy!