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We took the auto route tour out of Elephant Butte, New Mexico. It takes you to some pull outs where you can see the El Camino Real. This is the royal road that started in Mexico City and went all the way to Santa Fe. This would have been a sixteen hundred mile journey. The Spanish started the trail in 1598 which goes through Mexico, west Texas, and New Mexico. We did the mile and a half hike to see the old "road". The top picture shows whats left of the road/trail going through the New Mexico desert. There is an offshoot of the trail that is called the trail of death because there is no water along it and people died trying to cross. The trail/road was used until the 1880s when the railroad finally took over the job of hauling people and freight through this part of the country.
We have been enjoying the weather in New Mexico and have been visiting friends who have decided to make this area their permanent home after years of being full time RV'ers. Of course they think we should make this our permanent place as well but we think the winters are too cold. Also the lake here draws huge crowds in the summer. A town of 2000 people swells to 100,000 over fourth of July with every inch of beach covered with an RV. No thank you.
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