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Category Archives: “Trekking to El Paso” Vol. 4

Vol.4, Chapter 13-Carlsbad Caverns

A hole in the ground… Leaving Alamogordo, the road turns dramatically east as we leave town on Highway 82 and immediately begin climbing the abrupt western face of the Sacramento Mountains.  The Sacramento Mountains are the last range of the Rocky Mountains before the vast plains of the Chihuahuan Desert stretch to the eastern horizon.  […]