4-25 Las Vegas, NM

While stlill at our campsite we tuned in to a Zoom Mass, as we did last week, with our old friend Fr. Pete Krebs from NJ. A few old familiar faces and a good homily. We take Gracie everywhere, as a service dog, but we aren't comfortable taking her into a church.

 A short drive today, most of which was very dry desert: scattered junipers, cholla, and scraggly grass. But we could begin to see mountains in the distance with snow on top, and by our destination the terrain was a little hillier and slightly greener. Stopped at a KOA with good facilities but not much in the area of interest. Didn't see the town of Las Vegas NM itself. Took a walk in the desert to give all 3 of us a chance to stretch legs. Daytime 80 deg, bone dry, and wind avg 28 mph, gusts > 40. Elev 6450'. Really glad we took the back roads today. Desert has a beauty easy to miss from the Interstate.