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!
