West Texas just got flatter, drier, dustier, browner, and hotter. New Mexico got a little hillier, but was very desolate - almost nothing except oil wells. Oddly enough, we saw a few large irrigated fields that looked like sod farms! The few towns were very small, with very little commerce except oil well supply, hardware stores, and one or two diners and gas stations.
It was 105 degrees in Carlsbad today (that's 41 degrees Celsius for Poppa's friend in Sweden). After setting up the trailer, we went to the laundromat to wash clothes. The woman who worked there was very nice and chatty. She said it is a bit hotter than usual, but sometimes it gets to 110 degrees (43 degrees Celsius) in July and August. She said that the bigger problem was the lack of rain. She has horses and the price of hay to feed them has gone a lot. Many people want to sell their horses, but no one wants to buy them.
The campground we are at is right next to the Pecos River. Poppa and I took a walk this afternoon and got two pictures:
Unfortunately, these are probably the nicest two pictures in all of Carlsbad.
Tomorrow we'll go to the Carlsbad Caverns, about 24 miles from here. I'm really looking forward to that after reading the brochures.
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