We left Carlsbad NM this morning in a drizzle until we crossed the border into Texas then the sun appeared and blue skies shown through. We made our way around El Paso and headed to our campground in Las Cruses, NM. It was only a 200-mile drive so we were set up by 1:00. We decided the day before to head over to the White Sands National Monument and we were so glad we did. What a unique part of the country. We had been to the Great Sand Dunes NP in Colorado and thought we would see some of the same. That was not the case as the sand is indeed white. As we drove through the park about 3:00 the sun and shadows made the landscape change in each direction. We came to a sign that said the pavement was ending and we thought gravel, wrong, we were now driving on white compacted sand. It looked like we were driving in snow but it was 83! We walked on a walkway that led out into one of the sand dune areas, this was very nice. They had a very unique picnic area with covered shelters. 

At a rest area we got a nice view across Texas

Another shot of our new camper

Picnic Area