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Circumstances are pointing us toward Alamogordo NM for about a week to kill. Much to see or do around there ?
Went through there on a Boy Scout trip on the way to Philmont in 1975. Not much more time than "look over there." Thanks for the reminder. Probably need to put it on the retirement list. Which is getting pretty long.Tom and Margi said:White Sands National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/whsa/planyourvisit/conditions.htm
Peteyboy said:Circumstances are pointing us toward Alamogordo NM for about a week to kill. Much to see or do around there ?
Paul & Ann said:If you are going to be in the area on April 7, this is worth checking out.
http://www.wsmr.army.mil/Trinity/Pages/Home.aspx
Be aware, from what I have learned reading recent discussions, US 285 from Pecos to Carlsbad is in such bad condition that it is dangerous to drive. The oil field trucks have beat it to the point that it has huge potholes and truck traffic is such that if you slow down, you "get run over" by the oil field trucks. It was a long discussion that sadly got political and was closed, but the information is good to know.
I was just there on 285 a couple of months ago. The NM part is all newly paved. Safe and nice. The Texas part of 285 is the worse paved road I have ever been on, all the way to the NM boarder where it all changes for the better.CharlesinGA said:Be aware, from what I have learned reading recent discussions, US 285 from Pecos to Carlsbad is in such bad condition that it is dangerous to drive. The oil field trucks have beat it to the point that it has huge potholes and truck traffic is such that if you slow down, you "get run over" by the oil field trucks. It was a long discussion that sadly got political and was closed, but the information is good to know.
Charles
DonTom said:I was just there on 285 a couple of months ago. The NM part is all newly paved. Safe and nice. The Texas part of 285 is the worse paved road I have ever been on, all the way to the NM boarder where it all changes for the better.
The Texas part of 285 is Extremely dangerous. Very large pot holes, many deep ones I could not avoid and lots of traffic. I am surprised I didn't get stuck in any of the potholes, but it was VERY tough on my RV. However, it looks like they are just starting to work on the Texas section of 285. What a dump the entire area of Pecos is. The wind and dust, however, probably made it seem even a lot worse when I was there. Pecos north on 285 was the very worse part of my entire trip. I was going from the Big Bend of Texas to Carlsbad Caverns.
With all that traffic, even well north of Pecos I don't know how they can even work on that road.
BTW, one thing I could not figure out is how there could be so much traffic in the middle of nowhere. Where are they all going? Both directions.
-Don- Reno, NV
DonTom said:BTW, one thing I could not figure out is how there could be so much traffic in the middle of nowhere. Where are they all going? Both directions.
-Don- Reno, NV