by Melodie Kenniebrew | Mar 11, 2016 | Las Cruces, Musings, Southern NM & Borderlands, Southern NM Living
The Doña Ana County Building is a haven of calm. Whether you’re there to pay your property taxes or register to vote, you’re in and out within 15 minutes. Helpful, often smiling clerks, initiate eye contact with you saying, “May I help you?, “Yes, Ma’am,” and...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Dec 19, 2015 | Attractions and Events, Destinations, outdoors, Southern NM & Borderlands
From half-way up the Pine Tree Trail, on the east side of the Organs, what does the world look like? The Tularosa Basin, a BIG dry land basin, lays in front of you ~ to the northeast, due east, and southeast. Just how “big” is the Tularosa Basin? It covers...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Mar 7, 2015 | Road trips and scenic drives, Southern NM & Borderlands
Life is too short for traffic. ~ Dan Bellack If you’ve got a set of wheels and a free afternoon, Highway 28 is a beautiful cruise ~ especially in winter: The quiet drive is even more tranquil this time of year. Thousands of pecan trees, now empty of leaves, make...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Jan 2, 2015 | Attractions and Events, Destinations, Las Cruces, Musings, Southern NM & Borderlands, Southern NM Living
Thank goodness for the first snow. ~ Candace Bushnell It’s mid-winter in Las Cruces and you wake to the sound of an engine starting. You hear the neighbor kiddos laughing, a car door slamming, then pulling off. You finally manage to roll over towards the window, part...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Aug 1, 2014 | Attractions and Events, Destinations, Las Cruces, Southern NM & Borderlands
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. ~ George S. Patton The giant Las Cruces roadrunner is an unlikely landmark. It doesn’t tower over the city like the Chrysler Building does Manhattan nor is...
