A very short driving day. Only 4 hours on the road, all non-interstate. I thought we would be able to make it from our last stop to our destination, but AML wasn’t so sure and made me put in this short stop along the way. It was an interesting drive, in the sense that US 54 goes through some rather barren landscape, as well as a few run-down towns. Most of the towns we drove through felt semi-abandoned, relics of the 1960s. I don’t find the geography desolate, but once you get a look at the run-down nature of the region’s towns, “desolate” does spring to mind as an apt description. Our route took us past White Sands National Park, but we did not stop to see the Visitor’s Center, as we were listening to the Bills-Broncos game on XM Radio and didn’t want to stop listening.

The weather also added a certain mystique to the drive, as we drove through a few snow showers. Many of the mountain peaks we passed were capped in clouds, and the snow showers were thin enough that you could see through them as if they were light fog.

Tomorrow brings us to the end of our travels, and none too soon. At our age traveling has more of an effect on us physically that we were aware, and it might take two or three days until we are settled in and more relaxed. I did attempt one photo while driving through the White Sands area, but I’m sure it’s none too good.