Hampton Inn Las Cruces

Cops

by DrexelDragon

Leaving it. This certainly isn't my fondest memory, and I don't understand why this section has that subheader....anyhow...

As a general tip:

This is the kind of town where the police don't have anything better else to do than to bust speeders. Watch out for speed traps on the highway and in Las Cruces. I saw a lot of people pulled over.

Giant sand box

by heitzenrater

At the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert lies a mountain ringed valley called the Tularosa Basin. Rising from the heart of this basin is one of the world's great natural wonders - the glistening white sands of New Mexico.

Here, great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert and have created the world's largest gypsum dune field. The brilliant white dunes are ever changing: growing, cresting, then slumping, but always advancing. Slowly but relentlessly the sand, driven by strong southwest winds, covers everything in its path. Within the extremely harsh environment of the dune field, even plants and animals adapted to desert conditions struggle to survive. Only a few species of plants grow rapidly enough to survive burial by moving dunes, but several types of small animals have evolved a white coloration that camouflages them in the gypsum sand.

White Sands National Monument preserves a major portion of this gypsum dune field, along with the plants and animals that have successfully adapted to this constantly changing environment.

DUNES DRIVE
January 1 - May 27 7a.m to Sunset
May 28 - September 5 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
September 6 - December 31 (Closed December 25) 7 a.m. to Sunset

COST
$3 - 7 Days

Directions
U.S. Highway 70/82 between Alamogordo and Las Cruces

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New York Street

by Basaic

the two blocks of Historic New York Street are just a few blocks away from the zoo. The buildings are now mostly occupied by art and antique shops, gift shops and things like that. Some of the buildings are pretty neat to look at.

Las Cruces

by lashr1999

Las Cruces is considered the “Crossroads of the Southwest” It was founded in 1843 when the nearby settlement of Dona Anna became overcrowded. The then mayor asked one of the Lt. And Commander of the US forces to make a new settlement nearby. This settlement would become known as Las Cruces.

It is thought that Las Cruces got its name from the ‘garden of Crosses’ travelers made for those who fell victim to Apache raids on their way up north. However, there are some who feel the name is just the Spanish word for crossing or crossroads.

The Mesilla village is close by and has a plaza and original adobe houses in a Spanish colonial setting. You have to buy chilies from here if you like it hot:)

My favorite memories of Las Cruces were the landscapes, sunsets and the pretty nice people.

th1123's new Las Cruces Page

by th1123

I'm a frequent visitor...there are places in Las Cruces like no other in the country! In the small town of Old Mesilla, very close to Las Cruces, there is a wonderful jewelry store called "Julian's"... they feature handmade sterling silver jewelry. Tourquoise rings, bracelets, necklaces...authentic antique navajo rugs... a wonderful place to shop!