By way of Billy the Kid Scenic Hwy to Ruidoso. A step back into the old west, the Hubbard Western Museum, Bonita Lake, the Inn of the Mountain Gods Casino, and Ft. Stanton.
Deer everywhere!
Ft. Stanton
Onward to Bonita Lake, White Sands Natl Monument and the Gila Cliff Dwellings Natl Park:
We stayed at the KOA in Carlsbad, saw the Carlsbad Caverns Natl Park, hiked in Lincoln Natl Park, had dinner in Artisa and enjoyed the critters of New Mexico at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens.